A concealer moth at Conder, ACT
Identification history
| Philobota iphigenes | 11 Nov 2019 | GlennCocking | ||
| Philobota iphigenes | 10 Nov 2019 | ibaird | ||
| Philobota lysizona | 10 Nov 2019 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 10 Nov 2019 | MichaelBedingfield |
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Conder, ACT
4 comments
ibaird
wrote:
10 Nov 2019
I'm inclined to think this is P. iphigenes rather than P. lysizona although it seems to have a yellowish head.
donhe
wrote:
11 Nov 2019
The BOLD specimens show a variable dark costal streak for P. lysizona, so I go with the yellow head.
GlennCocking
wrote:
11 Nov 2019
It isn't P. lysizona or Eusemocosma pruinose, the two common yellow headed ones. I'll compare it with P. impletella specimens (usually from high altitude) It's such a clear photo!
GlennCocking
wrote:
12 Nov 2019
I can't precisely match it to ANIC P. iphigenes specimens but it is very close and the species pattern is a little variable, Fresher specimens have a light yellow head. All ANIC specimens are from over 1000m, from Brindabellas across Snowies to Victorian Alps. I think this specimen is best regarded as a lower altitude variant of P. iphigenes.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.101446-35.464702
- Altitude 628.8m
- Places Conder, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Nov 2019 02:39 AM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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Insects Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera)
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Philobota iphigenes Scientific name
- A concealer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 628.8m Recorded at altitude
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