Metura elongatus

Saunders' Case Moth at Bega, NSW

Metura elongatus at Bega, NSW - 28 Feb 2019 01:48 PM
Metura elongatus at Bega, NSW - 28 Feb 2019 01:48 PM
Metura elongatus at Bega, NSW - 28 Feb 2019 01:48 PM
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Metura elongatus 10 May 2025 donhe
Metura elongatus 9 May 2025 WendyEM
Unverified 2 Mar 2019 Steff

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There were many of these catapiller type creatures along the wall and in the shrubs outside the Salvation Army Store in Bega. They ranged in length between 10 cm and about 20cm.

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Steff wrote:
   5 Mar 2019
Hi Kerry. Thanks for the info! I did see one moving along a branch, it's head was orange with black behind it but I wasn't able to get a photo.

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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
  • Synonyms

    Metura elongata Metura elongatus

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