Stick Cocoon

Saunder’s Case Moth Metura elongata
Saunders’ Case Moth is among the largest and most commonly encountered case moths in Queensland. Its biology is typical of those species where the adult female is
wingless.
This species occurs in Queensland, New South Wales. As the caterpillar grows, the case is enlarged at the mouth end from which its head and thorax protrude.
New twigs are added to the case in a complicated fashion. The caterpillar
uses its jaws to harvest a twig of a desired length, attaching it to the mouth of the case with a few strands of silk.
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