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Saunder's Case Moth

Metura elongatus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 160, February 170, March 238, April 213, May 279, June 195, July 117, August 138, September 182, October 172, November 141, December 149.
Australia2,154
Victoria1,087
New South Wales669
Queensland378
Australian Capital Territory13
South Australia3
Tasmania2
Other Territories2

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilyBagworm Moths · Psychidae
GenusMetura

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