Metura elongatus
Silhouette: Andy Wilson · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 Sydney on a given day, based on 272 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 45th most-seen of the 742 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Saunders' Case Moth in Sydney on a given day, against about 10% in August to April, 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.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Saunders' Case Moth sightings, Sydney ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Melbourne (Australia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Saunders' Case Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Sydney (272 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.
