Metura elongatus

Metura elongatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae
Genus: Metura
Species:
M. elongatus
Binomial name
Metura elongatus
(Saunders, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oiketicus elongatus Saunders, 1847
  • Oiketicus saundersii Westwood, 1855
  • Phragmatoecia capucina Wallengren, 1860
  • Oiketicus saundersi Dalla Torre & Strand, 1929

Saunders' case moth or the large bagworm (Metura elongatus) is a moth of the Psychidae family. It is known from the eastern half of Australia, including Tasmania.[2]

  • Larva extending from case for locomotion
    Larva extending from case for locomotion
  • Case
    Case
  • Larva in case
    Larva in case
  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ "Metura elongatus (Saunders, 1847)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 26 December 2019.