Philobota arabella
Philobota arabella is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in the dry grassy native woodlands of Victoria.
Philobota arabella | |
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Adult of Philobota arabella or a related species, Aranda (Australia) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Oecophoridae |
Genus: | Philobota |
Species: | P. arabella |
Binomial name | |
Philobota arabella (Newman, 1856) | |
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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.
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