Philobota iphigenes
A concealer moth at Conder, ACT
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| Philobota iphigenes | GlennCocking | 11 Nov 2019 | |
| Philobota iphigenes | ibaird | 10 Nov 2019 | |
| Philobota lysizona | donhe | 10 Nov 2019 | |
| Unverified | MichaelBedingfield | 10 Nov 2019 |
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Conder, ACT
4 comments
10 Nov 2019
I'm inclined to think this is P. iphigenes rather than P. lysizona although it seems to have a yellowish head.
11 Nov 2019
The BOLD specimens show a variable dark costal streak for P. lysizona, so I go with the yellow head.
11 Nov 2019
It isn't P. lysizona or Eusemocosma pruinose, the two common yellow headed ones. I'll compare it with P. impletella specimens (usually from high altitude) It's such a clear photo!
12 Nov 2019
I can't precisely match it to ANIC P. iphigenes specimens but it is very close and the species pattern is a little variable, Fresher specimens have a light yellow head. All ANIC specimens are from over 1000m, from Brindabellas across Snowies to Victorian Alps. I think this specimen is best regarded as a lower altitude variant of P. iphigenes.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.101446-35.464702
- Altitude 628.8m
- Maps MichaelBedingfied's Home Garden
- Places Conder, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Nov 2019 02:39 AM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- Insects Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Philobota iphigenes
Species information
- Philobota iphigenes Scientific name
- A concealer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 628.8m Recorded at altitude
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