Philobota xiphostola
A Concealer moth (Philibota group at Symonston, ACT
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| Philobota xiphostola | ibaird | 5 Sep 2026 | |
| Philobota xiphostola | WendyEM | 3 Sep 2026 | |
| Aeolothapsa malacella | rawshorty | 3 Sep 2026 |
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6 comments
3 Sep 2026
Grooooooooooooooooan. I guess we all had to learn. Now even machines.
Aeolothapsa malacella has yellow (not straw) short broad (not long narrow) held flat (not tent-like) wings. No dark strip along wing (costa) no dark stripe from eye. etc etc
Aeolothapsa malacella has yellow (not straw) short broad (not long narrow) held flat (not tent-like) wings. No dark strip along wing (costa) no dark stripe from eye. etc etc
3 Sep 2026
Sorry, I am a birder not a Mother :) I only knew two of them. Would you like me to in the future to delete the suggestions and just add them as a Moth species?
3 Sep 2026
Sorry, I was not having a go at you. I am crap at identifying all sorts of things. You may well have had the joy of IDing my crappy bird shots I have taken with my macro lens! It is just the AI has just re-appeared and the IDs have been WAY off. Often not even the right group. I think I have only seen one correct suggestion. I should not have grumbled at you. sorry again, Wendy
3 Sep 2026
Wendy, I did not think you were having a go at me, I though my question may have been just to what you wanted me to do. The AI did get my 2 Moths I knew as correct. I was surprised to see the AI back after some absence.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.152177-35.347909
- Places Symonston, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 3 Sep 2026 11:08 AM Recorded on
- rawshorty Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- rawshorty NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Philobota xiphostola Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Philobota xiphostola Scientific name
- A Concealer moth (Philibota group Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Non-local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1452.59m Recorded at altitude
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