Philobota (genus)

Unidentified Philobota genus moths at O'Connor, ACT

Philobota (genus) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 Jan 2021
Philobota (genus) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 Jan 2021
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Identification history

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