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Case Moth (Metura elongatus) (9/9)
Lepidoptera: Psychidae
Metura elongatus
 09.jpg "Vik Dunis: Case Moth (Metura elongatus) - 06/06/2016")
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© Vik Dunis 2016
Malvern East, VIC (Jun, 2016)
Common Names
- Saunder's Case Moth
The case moth caterpillar attached its bag to the trunk of a tree and secured itself inside.
It was still there the next morning, blending in well with the bark, but by the evening it had gone and I could not find it.
 01.jpg "Vik: Case Moth (Metura elongatus) - 29/05/2016")
Saunder's Case Moth Larva
 02.jpg "Vik: Case Moth (Metura elongatus) - 29/05/2016")
Saunder's Case Moth Case
 03.jpg "Vik: Case Moth (Metura elongatus) - 29/05/2016")
Saunder's Case Moth Larva
 04.jpg "Vik: Case Moth (Metura elongatus) - 05/06/2016")
Saunder's Case Moth Larva
 05.jpg "Vik: Case Moth (Metura elongatus) - 05/06/2016")
Saunder's Case Moth Larva
 06.jpg "Vik: Case Moth (Metura elongatus) - 05/06/2016")
Saunder's Case Moth Larva
 07.jpg "Vik: Case Moth (Metura elongatus) - 05/06/2016")
Saunder's Case Moth Larva
 08.jpg "Vik: Case Moth (Metura elongatus) - 05/06/2016")
Saunder's Case Moth Larva
 09.jpg "Vik: Case Moth (Metura elongatus) - 06/06/2016")
Saunder's Case Moth Larva