Image: Sketches by Mary Scott and Fanny Stirling, 1839

Sketches by Mary Scott and Fanny Stirling, 1839

Sketches of the life cycle of Saunder's case moth by Mary Scott and Fanny Stirling drawn from July to September,1839.
 

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© Australian Museum
Common name:
Saunder's case moth
Scientific name:
Metura elongatus

Additional information

 The larvae are very unfussy feeders, and will eat almost any green plant. Read more about this species at http://www1.ala.org.au/gallery2/v/Psychidae/Meturaelongatus/metura_elongatus_01.jpg.html
 

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