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Philobota arabella
This beautiful small moth had a wing span of about 25 mm. Was mostly a bright orange with a dark streak running along the costa of the fore wings. The submarginal areas were a shimmery grey-green.
Spotted amongst low plants in dry woodlands in a National Park (Churchill NP)
Occurrence record:
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
Caterpillars of this moth feed on dead leaves of gum trees.
Moths are seen in September & October.
Family: Oecophoridae
Spotted on Sep 28, 2017
Submitted on Oct 9, 2017
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