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Oecophorid Moth

Philobota xiphostola

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

An elegant pale yellow moth about 12 mm long. Wing margins were fringed. Shoulders and the costal margins were brown. Labial palps were recurved.

Habitat:

Spotted near suburban gardens

Notes:

Caterpillars are said to feed concealed in rolled leaves. They feed on fungi, decaying fungi or decomposing animals.

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Family: Oecophoridae
Subfamily: Oecophorinae

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