Saunders' Case Moth at Calderwood, NSW
Identification history
| Metura elongatus | 27 Aug 2025 | donhe | ||
| Metura elongatus | 27 Aug 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Unverified | 26 Aug 2025 | CSK |
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A case size 18x3cm covered with wooden twigs hanging on a branch of cercis plant.
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Location information
- Coordinates 150.745606-34.564511
- Altitude 99.0m
- Places Calderwood, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Aug 2025 12:45 PM Recorded on
- CSK Recorded by
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Collections
CSK NatureMapr South Coast Metura elongatus Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Cercis plant Associated plant
- No. Associated animal
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Species information
- Metura elongatus Scientific name
- Saunders' Case Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 819.3m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Metura elongata Metura elongatus
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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