Philobota mathematica group undescribed species.
A concealer moth at Paddys River, ACT
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| Philobota mathematica group undescribed species. | ibaird | 1 Nov 2017 | |
| Philobota mathematica group undescribed species. | GlennCocking | 1 Nov 2017 | |
| Philobota (genus) | ibaird | 28 Oct 2017 | |
| Unverified | JohnBundock | 28 Oct 2017 |
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29 Oct 2017
Donald Hobern photographed a very similar looking moth at Aranda on 28/9.2008 identifying it as Philobota g. perhaps it is identified to species elsewhere? In the ANIC collection perhaps? See his record on the Atlas of Living Australia. See the link below.
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:aeb1d24c-744b-41b7-9522-f9154fa405cb#gallery
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:aeb1d24c-744b-41b7-9522-f9154fa405cb#gallery
29 Oct 2017
It is pretty hard in photos distinguishing Philobota hypocausta
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/oeco/hypocausta.html
from for example Philobota xiphostola
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/oeco/xiphostola.html
and Philobota latifissella
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/oeco/latifissella.html
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/oeco/hypocausta.html
from for example Philobota xiphostola
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/oeco/xiphostola.html
and Philobota latifissella
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/oeco/latifissella.html
2 Nov 2017
Some Philobota species are difficult to identify, even with the specimen in hand, and to be precise with photos you need a few good ones from different angles. 3384060 and 3384281may or may not be the same species but they probably both belong to Philobota mathmatica group which includes P. xiphostola (and P. lysizona also reported recently). ANIC has a number of informally recognised unnamed species, some of which may be geographic or other variations of a smaller number of true species, and the majority of them are from the southern tablelands. This specimen likely belongs there, although there are other possibilities.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.871205-35.452182
- Altitude 1433.1m
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 27 Oct 2017 10:29 AM Recorded on
- JohnBundock Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) JohnBundock Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Philobota mathematica group undescribed species.
Species information
- Philobota mathematica group undescribed species. Scientific name
- A concealer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1433.1m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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