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Philobota
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Philobota

Philobota is a genus of concealer moths in the family Oecophoridae erected by Edward Meyrick in 1883. There are more than 200 described species in Philobota. They are found predominantly in Australia.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Philobota philostaura

speciesPhilobota philostaura

Philobota arabella

speciesPhilobota arabella

Philobota curvilinea

speciesPhilobota curvilinea

Philobota protecta

speciesPhilobota protecta

Philobota baryptera

speciesPhilobota baryptera

Philobota transversella

speciesPhilobota transversella

Philobota productella

speciesPhilobota productella

Philobota impletella

speciesPhilobota impletella

Philobota latifissella

speciesPhilobota latifissella

Philobota mucida

speciesPhilobota mucida

Philobota thiocrossa

speciesPhilobota thiocrossa

Philobota xiphostola

speciesPhilobota xiphostola

Philobota cirrhocephala

speciesPhilobota cirrhocephala

Philobota biophora

speciesPhilobota biophora

Philobota xanthastis

speciesPhilobota xanthastis

Philobota orescoa

speciesPhilobota orescoa

Philobota stella

speciesPhilobota stella

Philobota partitella

speciesPhilobota partitella

Philobota humerella

speciesPhilobota humerella

Philobota orinoma

speciesPhilobota orinoma

Philobota cretacea

speciesPhilobota cretacea

Philobota physaula

speciesPhilobota physaula

Purple-sheen Concealer Moth

speciesPhilobota ancylotoxa

Philobota lysizona

speciesPhilobota lysizona

Philobota atmobola

speciesPhilobota atmobola

Philobota pedetis

speciesPhilobota pedetis

Philobota ellenella

speciesPhilobota ellenella

Philobota sordidella

speciesPhilobota sordidella

Philobota acropola

speciesPhilobota acropola

Philobota pilipes

speciesPhilobota pilipes

Philobota perixantha

speciesPhilobota perixantha

Philobota limenarcha

speciesPhilobota limenarcha

Philobota sophia

speciesPhilobota sophia

Philobota amblys

speciesPhilobota amblys

Philobota iphigenes

speciesPhilobota iphigenes

Philobota pilidiota

speciesPhilobota pilidiota

Philobota argotoxa

speciesPhilobota argotoxa

Philobota chionoptera

speciesPhilobota chionoptera

Philobota moestella

speciesPhilobota moestella

Philobota archepeda

speciesPhilobota archepeda

Philobota agnesella

speciesPhilobota agnesella

Philobota myrochrista

speciesPhilobota myrochrista

Philobota calamaea

speciesPhilobota calamaea

Philobota chrysopotama

speciesPhilobota chrysopotama

Philobota euchlora

speciesPhilobota euchlora

Philobota dedecorata

speciesPhilobota dedecorata

Philobota melanoxantha

speciesPhilobota melanoxantha

Philobota strigatella

speciesPhilobota strigatella

Philobota crossoxantha

speciesPhilobota crossoxantha

Philobota polypenthes

speciesPhilobota polypenthes

Philobota clastosticha

speciesPhilobota clastosticha

Philobota scitula

speciesPhilobota scitula

Philobota grammatica

speciesPhilobota grammatica

Philobota melanoglypta

speciesPhilobota melanoglypta

Philobota hydara

speciesPhilobota hydara

Philobota crypsichola

speciesPhilobota crypsichola

Philobota embologramma

speciesPhilobota embologramma

Philobota hypopolia

speciesPhilobota hypopolia

Philobota mathematica

speciesPhilobota mathematica

Philobota atrisignis

speciesPhilobota atrisignis

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