Pasture Tunnel Moth at Queanbeyan, NSW
Identification history
| Philobota productella | 15 Jan 2023 | donhe | ||
| Philobota productella | 14 Jan 2023 | GlennCocking | ||
| Unverified | 14 Nov 2022 | Paul4K |
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User's notes
Colour whitish , variation due to light i.e. flash or room light.
3 comments
donhe
wrote:
15 Nov 2022
It appears to lack the antennae of any Lepidoptera. Are they tucked under along the wings? I only just saw the underside photos. It appears to have floppy straight right angled labial palps?
Location information
- Places Queanbeyan, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- Paul4K Recorded by
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Collections
Paul4K Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Philobota productella Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Philobota productella Scientific name
- Pasture Tunnel Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 799.3m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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