Philobota ellenella
a Concealer Moth at Googong, NSW
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| Philobota ellenella | GlennCocking | 1 Nov 2017 | |
| Philobota ellenella | GlennCocking | 31 Oct 2017 | |
| Unverified | Wandiyali | 28 Oct 2017 |
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5 comments
29 Oct 2017
may be Philobota ellenella
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/oeco/ellenella.html
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/oeco/ellenella.html
1 Dec 2017
The first specimen is P. ellenella, but the second photo is different. I believe it is P. chrysopotama, see comment on 3381864. Both species have been recorded in the ACT in spring, so could be flying together.
2 Dec 2017
Thanks Glenn, I have just uploaded the second photo as a separate sighting - http://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3386433
13 Oct 2018
I'm not sure we got this one right. The head seems dark, and the main light band in the forewing is yellower than any Anic ellenella specimens. That same band doesn't seem to be just the right shape for P. chrysopotoma, but otherwise its right for that species, and it was photographed flying with a definite chrysopotoma.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.209871-35.410913
- Maps Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area
- Places Googong, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 28 Oct 2017 02:41 PM Recorded on
- Wandiyali Recorded by
- Mixed native and exotic grasses. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Wandiyali Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Philobota ellenella Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Philobota ellenella Scientific name
- a Concealer Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1467.7m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
3 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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