Philobota productella
Pasture Tunnel Moth at Watson, ACT
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| Philobota productella | donhe | 4 Apr 2024 | |
| Philobota productella | ibaird | 4 Apr 2024 | |
| Philobota productella | donhe | 2 Apr 2024 | |
| Batrachedra (genus) | donhe | 19 Mar 2024 | |
| Unverified | AniseStar | 18 Mar 2024 |
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3 comments
30 Mar 2024
I'm not sure the shape of the palps matches the other examples of Batrachedra (genus) recorded here.
2 Apr 2024
I haven't found any matches in Blastodacnidae or Blastobasidae online on the ALA or iNaturalist. I would have thought this moth would likely be a worn Oecophorid, perhaps P. pruductella?
Location information
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- AniseStar Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- AniseStar Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Philobota productella Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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
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