Philobota (genus)
Unidentified Philobota genus moths at O'Connor, ACT
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| Philobota (genus) | ibaird | 18 Jan 2021 | |
| Philobota (genus) | GlennCocking | 18 Jan 2021 | |
| Zacorus carus | donhe | 11 Jan 2021 | |
| Unverified | ConBoekel | 11 Jan 2021 |
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3 comments
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.
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.
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
- ConBoekel Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- ConBoekel 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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