Philobota philostaura
A Concealer moth (Philobota group) at Harrison, ACT
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| Philobota philostaura | ibaird | 14 Nov 2026 | |
| Philobota philostaura | CarbonAI | 14 Nov 2026 | |
| Philobota mucida | DPRees125 | 14 Nov 2026 |
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3 comments
14 Nov 2026
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/phil/philostaura.html
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/703330-Philobota-mucida
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/703330-Philobota-mucida
14 Nov 2026
I had looked at both of those, not much in it, could be either. plenty of dark looking mucida on inaturalist that looked like this one, also the ones on Naturemapr. one wonders if these are proper species.....
14 Nov 2026
Yes, they are quite similar but I think P. philostaura is the better match here. iNaturalist is not infallible, neither are we on NatureMapr!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.158028-35.192358
- Maps Gungaderra Creek Ponds
- Places Harrison, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 13 Nov 2026 08:44 PM Recorded on
- DPRees125 Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- DPRees125 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Philobota philostaura Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Philobota philostaura Scientific name
- A Concealer moth (Philobota group) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 753.5m Recorded at altitude
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