Philobota (genus)

Unidentified Philobota genus moths at O'Connor, ACT

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Identification history

Philobota (genus)	18 Jan 2021	ibaird
Philobota (genus)	18 Jan 2021	GlennCocking
Zacorus carus	11 Jan 2021	donhe
Unverified	11 Jan 2021	ConBoekel

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3 comments

donhe wrote:

11 Jan 2021

Not sure how to distinguish Zacorus carus from Thema holoxesta ?

ibaird wrote:

11 Jan 2021

To me it doesn't look like either Z. carius or T. holoxesta. Both have long hairs at the base of the palpi and on the head which this moth seems to lack. Also the moth is very elongate and the shape of the outer forewing doesn't seem to match those species. Xyloryctidae? - although I haven't found a match there.

GlennCocking wrote:

18 Jan 2021

I agree the palpi are wrong for Zacorus and Thema. It's shaped like a Philobota, and there is a plain white unnamed Philobota species. Fresh specimens of Philobota productella and chionoptera have some darker markings.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.110842 -35.261783
Altitude 629.3m
Maps Dryandra St Woodland
Places O'Connor, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
1 Jan 2021 02:07 PM Recorded on
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Insects Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

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
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania