a Concealer Moth at Tharwa, ACT
Identification history
| Philobota ellenella | 15 Jul 2019 | GlennCocking | ||
| Philobota undescribed species near arabella | 16 Nov 2018 | donhe | ||
| Philobota undescribed species near arabella | 15 Nov 2018 | GlennCocking | ||
| Philobota chrysopotama | 15 Nov 2018 | SWishart |
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3 comments
donhe
wrote:
17 Nov 2018
A bit hard when we cannot see the hindwings.
Philabota arabella, chrysopotama, ellenella, and even strigatella can all have the double stripe along the costa, and have variable margin shadings.
I think ' Philobota sp near arabella' is the safer option.
Philabota arabella, chrysopotama, ellenella, and even strigatella can all have the double stripe along the costa, and have variable margin shadings.
I think ' Philobota sp near arabella' is the safer option.
GlennCocking
wrote:
16 Jul 2019
This one still puzzles me. The underlying forewing pattern looks just right for P. ellenella (Ian's suggestion), especially the broad white costal streak. But none of the identified P. ellenella specimens that I've seen have the central fw streak yellow, it's either whitish or absent. The yellow colour seems to be the same as for P. chrysopotama, but the underlying pattern doesn't match that species as well as it does P. ellenella. Since we have already a record with what seems to be the same yellow main streak under P. ellenella, I'll move this one to there.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.988057-35.798407
- Altitude 1467.7m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Tharwa, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 31 Oct 2018 02:41 PM Recorded on
- SWishart Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) SWishart
Additional information
- Poa grass Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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