OECOPHORIDAE
Lycid-mimicking Moth
Grey Bark Moth
Leaf-case Moths
Wattle Concealer Moth
Banded Concealer Moth I
Banded Concealer Moth II 
Purple Banded Concealer I
Purple-banded Concealer II
Banded Concealer Moth III 
Tube Concealer Moth
Tunnel Concealer Moth 
Banded Concealer Moth IV
Concealer Moth Caterpillars
 
XYLORYCTIDAE
Banded Timber Moth
Gum Tree Borer Moth
White Timber Moth I
Mottled Timber Moth
Bark Timber Moth
White Timber Moth II
Timber Moth Caterpillars 
 
BLASTOBASIDAE
Small Grey Moth
 
COSMOPTERIGIDAE
Small Banded Moth
Narrow-winged Moth 
 
GELECHIIDAE
Gelechid Moth 
 
LECITHOCERIDAE
Long-horned Moth
  
Unknown in this Group
 

                                               

Tunnel Concealer Moth - Philobota ellenella

Family Oecophoridae

This page contains information and pictures about Tunnel Concealer Moths that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Body length 20mm
 
Quite a number of Tunnel Concealer Moths were found in Karawatha Forest on August 2007. The moth has colourful long wings. 
 
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The larvae of genus Philobota are known living in vertical tunnel on soil. They come out and feed on grasses and herbaceous plants growing on soil surface. Some species feed on dead gumtree leaves. 
 
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Reference:
1. Philobota ellenella (Newman, 1856) - Caterpillars of Australian Moths - Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2011.

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Last updated: August 02, 2011.