Philobota transversella

4 A Concealer moth (Philobota arabella group) at suppressed

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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

2 comments

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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Sighting information

1 Abundance
25 Sep 2024 12:40 PM Recorded on
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Featured sightings Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) LisaH

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Philobota transversella Scientific name
A Concealer moth (Philobota arabella group) Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Machine learning
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