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Philobota pilipes

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Philobota pilipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Philobota
Species:
P. pilipes
Binomial name
Philobota pilipes
(Butler, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
  • Latometus pilipes Butler, 1882
  • Antidica eriomorpha Meyrick, 1883

Philobota pilipes is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is known from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.

The larvae feed on Poaceae species. They live in a vertical silken tunnel in the soil.

References

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
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