Metura elongatus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Saunders' Case Moth sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 369th most-seen of the 418 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March, June and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Saunders' Case Moth in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–May, July–August and October–December, 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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Saunders' Case Moth sightings, Great Otway National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Royal National Park (Australia, about 10%), Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Psychidae
The closest relatives of the Saunders' Case Moth that you can see in Great Otway National Park (family Psychidae, Bagworm Moths) are Lepidoscia characota (about 10%) and Common Case 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 Great Otway National Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
