Philobota xiphostola
A Concealer moth (Philibota group at Gundaroo, NSW
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| Philobota xiphostola | ibaird | 21 Sep 2024 | |
| Philobota xiphostola | donhe | 20 Sep 2024 | |
| Unverified | ConBoekel | 20 Sep 2024 |
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3 comments
20 Sep 2024
No Don. I have just realized that I am over egging my moth dimension estimates more generally.
21 Sep 2024
ok, so probably Oecophoridae rather than the larger Depressariidae or Xyloryctidae
Location information
- Coordinates 149.302263-35.016777
- Altitude 676.4m
- Maps Mcleods Creek Res (Gundaroo)
- Places Gundaroo, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Sep 2024 09:48 AM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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- ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Philobota xiphostola Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Philobota xiphostola Scientific name
- A Concealer moth (Philibota group Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Non-local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1452.59m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
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