Philobota cretacea
A concealer moth at Greenway, ACT
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| Philobota cretacea | donhe | 19 Dec 2017 | |
| Philobota cretacea | ibaird | 19 Dec 2017 | |
| Unverified | MichaelBedingfield | 19 Dec 2017 |
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User's notes
Size - body length 12mm...... near the Murrumbidgee River, north of Pine Island.
2 comments
19 Dec 2017
Nice shots Michael. The ALA shows images which match this specimen, but only from Sydney. However Bold Systems 4 shows four specimens distributed from Sydney to eastern Victoria.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.052031-35.424299
- Altitude 550.0m
- Maps Pine Island to Point Hut
- Places Greenway, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 20 Nov 2017 11:08 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- Acacia dealbata Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Philobota cretacea Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Philobota cretacea Scientific name
- A concealer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 834.8m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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