Philobota transversella

4 A Concealer moth (Philobota arabella group) at suppressed

Philobota transversella at suppressed - 25 Sep 2024
Philobota transversella at suppressed - 25 Sep 2024
Philobota transversella at suppressed - 25 Sep 2024
Philobota transversella at suppressed - 25 Sep 2024
Philobota transversella at suppressed - 25 Sep 2024
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Identification history

Philobota transversella 30 Sep 2024 donhe
Philobota transversella 30 Sep 2024 ibaird
Oecophorinae (unidentified) 26 Sep 2024 donhe
Unidentified 25 Sep 2024 LisaH

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Small, and highly camouflaged

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ibaird wrote:
   30 Sep 2024
The photos for this suggested species on LBH (if correctly identified) are not very definitive, but see iNaturalist, eg. :-
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/101502550
A new species for NatureMapr generally and for Canberra and Southern Tablelands region if confirmed.
The distribution on BOLD 4 does not show the ACT so it may be a new species for the ACT. The distribution online suggests the species is mainly found in coastal northern NSW and southern Queensand. iNaturalist shows coastal southern NSW and a few southern coastal Victorian records.
donhe wrote:
   30 Sep 2024
I agree the LBH photos do not show the dark triangular forewing patch described by Walker. I have replaced the photos by ones showing this feature.

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