Philobota mucida
A Concealer moth (Philobota group at Lyons, ACT
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| Philobota mucida | 21 Feb 2026 | WendyEM | ||
| Philobota mucida | 21 Feb 2026 | ibaird | ||
| Unverified | 20 Feb 2026 | ran452 |
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ibaird
wrote:
21 Feb 2026
ID somewhate tentative, can't easily see the lupturned abial palps.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/703330-Philobota-mucida/browse_photos
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/703330-Philobota-mucida/browse_photos
Location information
- Coordinates 149.074303-35.338498
- Places Lyons, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Feb 2026 01:12 PM Recorded on
- ran452 Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- ran452 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Philobota mucida
Species information
- Philobota mucida Scientific name
- A Concealer moth (Philobota group Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 599m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
3 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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