Philobota arabella
| 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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Philobota arabella is a moth of 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.
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