Philobota (genus)

Unidentified Philobota genus moths at Forde, ACT

Philobota (genus) at Forde, ACT - 6 Nov 2020 09:40 PM
Philobota (genus) at Forde, ACT - 6 Nov 2020 09:40 PM
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Identification history

Philobota (genus) 19 Dec 2020 donhe
Philobota (genus) 19 Dec 2020 ibaird
Philobota undescribed species near arabella 7 Nov 2020 donhe
Philobota ellenella 7 Nov 2020 jb2602

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2 comments

donhe wrote:
   7 Nov 2020
Bit suspicious of hook from forewing base to hindmargin, incomplete submarginal arc, and absence of diagonal hook from submarginal arc to hindmargin. Given that Common found 464 species and BOLD has found 345 Philobota species, it seems safer in this case maybe to say 'Philobota sp near arabella'.
GlennCocking wrote:
   19 Dec 2020
I caught this species at Goorooyaroo and it matched a few ANIC ACT specimens placed near our common "Philobota sp near arabella", but apparently different

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