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Philobota arabella
Philobota arabella
-38.0385, 145.126
Field Notes
Description:
About 18mm long. Resenbling a 'dead' ti-tree leaf. Oechy style palps and antennae. Very nice ochre-gold colour.
Habitat:
Resting on ti-tree (leptospermum) in bayside suburban border to school yard...
Notes:
"A moth in the Oecophoridae family.
It is found in the dry grassy native woodlands of Victoria.
The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are on wing in September and October. Adults have orange forewings with a broad brown hairy margin.
The larvae are thought to feed in leaf litter." - wikipedia
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PublishedNovember 12, 2013
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