Philobota protecta

A concealer moth at Majura, ACT

Philobota protecta at Majura, ACT - 4 Nov 2018
Philobota protecta at Majura, ACT - 4 Nov 2018
Philobota protecta at Majura, ACT - 4 Nov 2018
Philobota protecta at Majura, ACT - 4 Nov 2018
Philobota protecta at Majura, ACT - 4 Nov 2018
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Identification history

Philobota protecta 9 Apr 2019 donhe
Philobota protecta 9 Apr 2019 ibaird
Philobota latisfissella 8 Apr 2019 jb2602

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Morwell National Park, 31-4-2 and ALA

5 comments

GlennCocking wrote:
   10 Apr 2019
I cannot tell the difference between P. latifissella nd P. protecta. ANIC has placed many local specimens under P. protecta, and I think this record is the same species as the ones we have identified as P. protecta in CNM.
donhe wrote:
   10 Apr 2019
Does the DNA in the BOLD Bins tell us if there are two distinct species?
GlennCocking wrote:
   11 Apr 2019
BOLD BINS illustrate the problem rather than resolve it. 2 P. protecta and 2 P. latifissella have barcodes. Three of them are put in one tight BIN and one P. latifissealla in another BIN. I cannot see any difference between the two P. latifissella specimens. I think we should treat the CNM specimens as P. protecta.
donhe wrote:
   11 Apr 2019
Common puts P. latifissella in the P. mathematica group, and P. protecta in the P. hydara group.
The former have short spines on the costa of valva in the male genitalia, and the latter are without spines on the costa of the valva.
The superficial similarities of P. latifissella and P. protecta appear to be just convergent evolution.
GlennCocking wrote:
   13 Apr 2019
Yes, but that doesn't help us identify photos

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