Philobota (brachypterous, unnamed)
Philobota group, BOLD ES2 at Melba, ACT
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| Philobota (brachypterous, unnamed) | ibaird | 25 May 2025 | |
| Philobota (brachypterous, unnamed) | kasiaaus | 25 May 2025 |
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A male
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29 May 2025
This specimen best matches the undescribed Philobota species with brachyperous females shown in Moths in the ACT p85. ANIC has many specimens of this moth, mostly from Black Mountain in 1960 but some others from other places in the ACT in May and June from 1928 to the 1970s. It has also been recorded by Katarina Christenson in Melba in May and July in recent years, and by others.
The forewing of the male has a variable subcostal dark stripe outlined on both sides with a white streak. The dark streak is narrow and may display prominently from base to termen, or may be reduced to scattered dark scales that scarcely form a line. The rest of the forewing has subdued patterning that is overall grey-brown to the naked eye indoors or more colourful in a flash photo as shown in Moths in the ACT. Katarina Christenson captured this specimen, and also a female a week earlier, and I have confirmed that they are both of this species.
The forewing of the male has a variable subcostal dark stripe outlined on both sides with a white streak. The dark streak is narrow and may display prominently from base to termen, or may be reduced to scattered dark scales that scarcely form a line. The rest of the forewing has subdued patterning that is overall grey-brown to the naked eye indoors or more colourful in a flash photo as shown in Moths in the ACT. Katarina Christenson captured this specimen, and also a female a week earlier, and I have confirmed that they are both of this species.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050299-35.208571
- Altitude 593.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 24 May 2025 11:48 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Philobota (brachypterous, unnamed)
Species information
- Philobota (brachypterous, unnamed) Scientific name
- Philobota group, BOLD ES2 Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 643m Recorded at altitude
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