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Not enough can be seen of this moth to identify it. Good detail of the back half, but need the front half.| Insufficient or inconclusive evidence | GlennCocking | 13 Jan 2019 | |
| Philobota (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 24 Dec 2018 | |
| Unverified | Illilanga | 2 Dec 2018 |
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Private property. No public access without permission. Sorry for the poor quality photos.
3 comments
25 Dec 2018
Your No. 1 photo shows a dark triangle on the forewing costa.
Is that a shadow of a piece of grass, or a motif of the wing pattern?
Is that a shadow of a piece of grass, or a motif of the wing pattern?
26 Dec 2018
Definitely not a motif. It's just a bit of the grass. The only markings were small brown speckles and the distinctive fringe. It was a very plain moth. I've added another heavily cropped photo, "over sharpened" to show the speckles.
27 Dec 2018
There seem to be moths like that in many Groups in Oecophorinae, not just in the Philobota Group, eg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dhobern/5109812060/
I do not know how to distinguish them without microscopic examination.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dhobern/5109812060/
I do not know how to distinguish them without microscopic examination.
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- 1 Abundance
- Illilanga Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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