Philobota xiphostola

Gundaroo, NSW

Philobota xiphostola at Gundaroo, NSW - 20 Sep 2024 09:48 AM

Philobota xiphostola at Gundaroo, NSW - 20 Sep 2024 09:48 AM

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Identification history

	Philobota xiphostola	21 Sep 2024	ibaird
	Philobota xiphostola	20 Sep 2024	donhe
	Unverified	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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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
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Insects Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

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