Philobota ellenella

a Concealer Moth at Googong, NSW

Philobota ellenella at Googong, NSW - 28 Oct 2017
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Identification history

Philobota ellenella 1 Nov 2017 GlennCocking
Philobota ellenella 31 Oct 2017 GlennCocking
Unidentified 28 Oct 2017 Wandiyali

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5 comments

donhe wrote:
   29 Oct 2017
may be Philobota ellenella
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/oeco/ellenella.html
Wandiyali wrote:
   29 Oct 2017
thanks, I have uploaded a photo of a second individual
GlennCocking wrote:
   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.
Wandiyali wrote:
   2 Dec 2017
Thanks Glenn, I have just uploaded the second photo as a separate sighting - http://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3386433
GlennCocking wrote:
   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.

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  • Mixed native and exotic grasses. Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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