Oecophoridae (family)

Unidentified Oecophorid concealer moth at Ainslie, ACT

Oecophoridae (family) at Ainslie, ACT - 26 Feb 2023
Oecophoridae (family) at Ainslie, ACT - 26 Feb 2023
Oecophoridae (family) at Ainslie, ACT - 26 Feb 2023
Oecophoridae (family) at Ainslie, ACT - 26 Feb 2023
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Oecophoridae (family) 27 Feb 2023 ibaird
Oecophoridae (family) 27 Feb 2023 donhe
Palimmeces (genus) 27 Feb 2023 Hejor1

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AaronClausen wrote:
   14 Mar 2023
Hi @donhe @ibaird can you please check this one. Not Philobota philostaura?
donhe wrote:
   15 Mar 2023
This specimen seems to have a lot of dark forewing markings that P. philostaura does not usually have, and doesn't have markings such as the forewing submarginal dotted arc, usually seen on P. philostaura. There are a number of other species with similar variable markings like P. orescoa, Endrosis sarcitrella, Barea exarcha. It is not even clear if this specimen has a pale head, or the the apparent pale head is an artifact of the illumination. I think the photos in this sighting are just not clear enough to make a determination of the species.

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