Metura elongatus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
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 Royal National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 76th most-seen of the 175 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Saunders' Case Moth in Royal National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June, August and December–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 4 parks where we can rate Saunders' Case Moth sightings, Royal National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Saunders' Case Moth that you can see in Royal National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Brown Ringlet (about 30%), Monarch (about 20%) and Swordgrass Brown (about 20%), 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 Royal National Park (11 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.
