Philobota arabella (Newman, 1856) is a animal in the Oecophoridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Philobota arabella (Newman, 1856)

Philobota arabella (Newman, 1856)

Philobota arabella is an Oecophoridae moth found in Victoria's dry grassy native woodlands with a 25 mm wingspan.

Family
Genus
Philobota
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Philobota arabella (Newman, 1856)

Philobota arabella (Newman, 1856) is a species of moth that belongs to the family Oecophoridae. This moth is found exclusively in the dry grassy native woodlands of Victoria. It has a wingspan of approximately 25 millimeters. Adult Philobota arabella are active and on wing during the months of September and October. Researchers currently believe that the larvae of this species feed within leaf litter.

Photo: (c) Reiner Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Reiner Richter · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Oecophoridae Philobota

More from Oecophoridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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