Philobota dichotoma
A Concealer moth (Philobota group at Jerrabomberra, NSW
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| Philobota dichotoma | ibaird | 27 Aug 2025 | |
| Philobota dichotoma | WendyEM | 27 Aug 2025 | |
| Xylorycta (genus) | DianneClarke | 27 Aug 2025 |
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6 comments
27 Aug 2025
I think this is something else, all the Xylorycta have the white stripe along the costa, this moth has parallel but in from the costa. I am looking elsewhere.
27 Aug 2025
Philobota dichotoma
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=409434
pale head, dark 'shoulders'
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=409434
pale head, dark 'shoulders'
30 Aug 2025
I thought P. argotoxa has a broader/stronger white band and bolder/stronger dots compared to above.
Location information
- Places Jerrabomberra, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- DianneClarke Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- DianneClarke NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Philobota dichotoma Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Philobota dichotoma Scientific name
- A Concealer moth (Philobota group Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 641.9m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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