Metura elongatus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Saunders' Case Moth sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 564 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 24th most-seen of the 875 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March to July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Saunders' Case Moth in Melbourne on a given day, against about 10% in August to February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Saunders' Case Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Saunders' Case Moth sightings, Melbourne has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Sydney (Australia, about 10%) and Brisbane (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Psychidae
The closest relatives of the Saunders' Case Moth that you can see in Melbourne (family Psychidae, Bagworm Moths) are Ribbed Case Moth (about 10%) and Australian Bag Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Saunders' Case Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (564 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
