Philobota philostaura

O'Connor, ACT

Philobota philostaura at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Nov 2018
Philobota philostaura at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Nov 2018
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Identification history

Philobota philostaura 13 Dec 2019 donhe
Philobota philostaura 13 Dec 2019 GlennCocking
Philobota philostaura 7 Aug 2019 ibaird

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Attracted to UV Led light at night.

3 comments

ibaird wrote:
   8 Aug 2019
I am suggesting this species even though I am aware boh Bold Systems 4 and Lepidoptera Butterfly House say this species is restricted to Queensland - however the ALA shows recent sightings of this species extending more to the south including the northern coastal half of NSW (to as far south as Gosford). See:
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:2ab39b28-2090-45f0-856b-c54afc71e354
GlennCocking wrote:
   14 Dec 2019
P. philostaura matches better, and it is widespread on NSW coast and ranges and extends to the ACT.
ibaird wrote:
   14 Dec 2019
OK, I think this is quite a common moth in O'Connor at this time of year .Interestingly though, the ALA shows P. philostaura having a similar distribution as I described for P. mucida above.

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 18 Nov 2018 11:21 PM Recorded on
  • ibaird Recorded by

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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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  • Philobota philostaura Scientific name
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  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 753.5m Recorded at altitude
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