A concealer moth at O'Connor, ACT
Identification history
| Philobota protecta | 12 Oct 2018 | ibaird | ||
| Philobota protecta | 12 Oct 2018 | GlennCocking | ||
| Philobota mathematica group undescribed species. | 5 Oct 2018 | GlennCocking | ||
| Philobota (genus) | 5 Oct 2018 | PeteWoodall |
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2 comments
GlennCocking
wrote:
10 Oct 2018
Do you think there is a small mark running from the costa of the forewing just short of the apex, at about 45 degrees inwards and backwards towards the base? I did not notice this when I proposed P. mathmatica grp sp which does not have such a mark. Looking again, I think it is there, and the identification is most likely P. protecta which has a variable such mark ranging from distinct to almost absent. P. protecta is common on the southern tablelands and is quite yellow. ANIC has only a dozen or so P. hypocausta, all from western Victoria and South Australia (consistent with ALA records). It is smaller (which doesn't help identify the photo), and greyer.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.106381-35.256694
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 9 Sep 2018 09:14 PM Recorded on
- PeteWoodall Recorded by
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Insects Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera)
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Philobota protecta Scientific name
- A concealer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 752.5m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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