![]() | Purple-sheen Concealer Moth Labial Palps | Purple-sheen Concealer Moth Ventral | ![]() | |||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
Family: | Oecophorid Moth (:Gelechioidea Oecophoridae) | ||||
Species: | Purple-sheen Concealer Moth (Philobota ancylotoxa) | ||||
This Photo: | Antenna | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere According to Don Herbison-Evans, the wingspan of these is about 25mm where as the very similar Isomoralla curriculata (which we thought this was) has a wingspan of about 15mm. These look stainy with a purple sheen on the dark markings. Measured wingspan of 3 we captured, ~23-28mm . We found these in September & October. Similar Species: Concealer Moth (Isomoralla curriculata) | |||||
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