A Concealer moth (Philobota group at O'Connor, ACT
Identification history
| Philobota philostaura | 13 Dec 2019 | donhe | ||
| Philobota philostaura | 13 Dec 2019 | GlennCocking | ||
| Philobota philostaura | 7 Aug 2019 | ibaird |
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Attracted to UV Led light at night.
3 comments
ibaird
wrote:
8 Aug 2019
I am suggesting this species even though I am aware boh Bold Systems 4 and Lepidoptera Butterfly House say this species is restricted to Queensland - however the ALA shows recent sightings of this species extending more to the south including the northern coastal half of NSW (to as far south as Gosford). See:
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:2ab39b28-2090-45f0-856b-c54afc71e354
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:2ab39b28-2090-45f0-856b-c54afc71e354
GlennCocking
wrote:
14 Dec 2019
P. philostaura matches better, and it is widespread on NSW coast and ranges and extends to the ACT.
ibaird
wrote:
14 Dec 2019
OK, I think this is quite a common moth in O'Connor at this time of year .Interestingly though, the ALA shows P. philostaura having a similar distribution as I described for P. mucida above.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113113-35.259588
- Altitude 594.7m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Nov 2018 11:21 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
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Insects Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) ibaird
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Philobota philostaura Scientific name
- A Concealer moth (Philobota group Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 753.5m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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