Metura elongatus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 Springbrook National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 262nd most-seen of the 429 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May–July and October–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Saunders' Case Moth in Springbrook National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April and August–September, 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 4 parks where we can rate Saunders' Case Moth sightings, Springbrook National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Royal National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Saunders' Case Moth that you can see in Springbrook National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Paradromulia ambigua (about 20%), Orchard Swallowtail (about 20%) and Brown Ringlet (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 Springbrook National Park (7 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.
