Philobota ellenella

a Concealer Moth at Googong, NSW

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Identification history

Philobota ellenella	1 Nov 2017	GlennCocking
Philobota ellenella	31 Oct 2017	GlennCocking
Unidentified	28 Oct 2017	Wandiyali

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5 comments

donhe wrote:

29 Oct 2017

may be Philobota ellenella
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/oeco/ellenella.html

Wandiyali wrote:

29 Oct 2017

thanks, I have uploaded a photo of a second individual

GlennCocking wrote:

1 Dec 2017

The first specimen is P. ellenella, but the second photo is different. I believe it is P. chrysopotama, see comment on 3381864. Both species have been recorded in the ACT in spring, so could be flying together.

Wandiyali wrote:

2 Dec 2017

Thanks Glenn, I have just uploaded the second photo as a separate sighting - http://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3386433

GlennCocking wrote:

13 Oct 2018

I'm not sure we got this one right. The head seems dark, and the main light band in the forewing is yellower than any Anic ellenella specimens. That same band doesn't seem to be just the right shape for P. chrysopotoma, but otherwise its right for that species, and it was photographed flying with a definite chrysopotoma.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.209871 -35.410913
Maps Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area
Places Googong, NSW

Sighting information

1 - 3 Abundance
28 Oct 2017 02:41 PM Recorded on
Wandiyali Recorded by
Collections
Insects Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera)

Additional information

Mixed native and exotic grasses. Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Philobota ellenella Scientific name
a Concealer Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1467.7m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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