Philobota pilipes
A concealer moth at Higgins, ACT
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| Philobota pilipes | DianneClarke | 20 Oct 2025 | |
| Philobota pilipes | WendyEM | 19 Oct 2025 | |
| Unverified | Jennybach | 19 Oct 2025 |
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resilient. it looked drowned but after 10 minutes in the sun it flew away
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.029053-35.228181
- Altitude 580.0m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 19 Oct 2025 08:37 AM Recorded on
- Jennybach Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Jennybach NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Philobota pilipes Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Philobota pilipes Scientific name
- A concealer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 776.4m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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