Philobota diaereta

A concealer moth at Googong, NSW

Philobota diaereta at Googong, NSW - 21 May 2018
Philobota diaereta at Googong, NSW - 21 May 2018
Philobota diaereta at Googong, NSW - 21 May 2018
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Identification history

Philobota diaereta 2 Dec 2019 GlennCocking
Philobota diaereta 2 Dec 2019 GlennCocking
Unidentified 1 Oct 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Philobota physaula 21 May 2018 donhe
Philobota (genus) 21 May 2018 donhe
Unidentified 21 May 2018 Wandiyali

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Perhaps 100s gathered and fluttering in the early morning light, lots with scent glands (?) at the rear.

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GlennCocking wrote:
   2 Dec 2019
I think this is more likely to be P. diaereta than P. physaula. The former is widespread in south-eastern Australia and the latter has fewer records and they are from well south and west of the ACT. The wing pattern in these indistinct photos matches set specimens of P. diaereta reasonably well.

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  • 101 - 1,000 Abundance
  • 21 May 2018 07:10 AM Recorded on
  • Wandiyali Recorded by

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  • Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
  • Mixed Gender

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