Philobota xiphostola

Gundaroo, NSW

Philobota xiphostola at Gundaroo, NSW - 20 Sep 2024
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Identification history

Philobota xiphostola 21 Sep 2024 ibaird
Philobota xiphostola 20 Sep 2024 donhe
Unidentified 20 Sep 2024 ConBoekel

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3 comments

donhe wrote:
   20 Sep 2024
Over an inch long ?
ConBoekel wrote:
   20 Sep 2024
No Don. I have just realized that I am over egging my moth dimension estimates more generally.
donhe wrote:
   21 Sep 2024
ok, so probably Oecophoridae rather than the larger Depressariidae or Xyloryctidae

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 20 Sep 2024 09:48 AM Recorded on
  • ConBoekel Recorded by

Additional information

  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

  • Philobota xiphostola Scientific name
  • Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Non-local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1452.59m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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