Metura elongatus
Appearance
Metura elongatus | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Psychidae |
Genus: | Metura |
Species: | M. elongatus
|
Binomial name | |
Metura elongatus | |
Synonyms | |
|
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
-
Case
-
Larva in case
References
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Metura elongatus.
Wikispecies has information related to Metura elongatus.
- ^ Australian Faunal Directory
- ^ "Metura elongatus (Saunders, 1847)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 26 December 2019.