Philobota (genus)
Unidentified Philobota genus moths at Cook, ACT
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| Philobota (genus) | GlennCocking | 22 Jan 2021 | |
| Oecophoridae (family) | ibaird | 14 May 2020 | |
| Oecophoridae (family) | donhe | 14 May 2020 | |
| Unverified | CathB | 13 May 2020 |
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3 comments
13 May 2020
Why rule out Oecophoridae? It looks quite like Pseudotheta syrtica
http://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=407239
http://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=407239
14 May 2020
Yes, definitely an Oecophoridae, and it seems similar to Pseudotheta syrtica. But the position of the dark spot doesn't quite match the several dark spots on that species, and the palpi in this photo are much longer. (The palpi show in a few of the BOLD photos, esp no 12.) There are other possibilities with longer palpi including Pteromicta spp, but that doesn't quite match. All these species are grey to the naked eye, with various whitish central streaks with or without dark spots. All are grey to the naked eye, not matching this photo, but that may be a lighting effect. Did this moth look grey to the naked eye, or browner like the photo? It's probably going to be hard to go further than Oecophorinae sp.
14 May 2020
I think more brownish than grey, but very pale. If anything, my finger colour would be very slightly warmer than it appears here, so if I adjust that, the moth is browner.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.073546-35.266291
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 3 May 2020 05:51 PM Recorded on
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- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Philobota (genus) Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Philobota (genus) Scientific name
- Unidentified Philobota genus moths Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 686.2m Recorded at altitude
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