Eulechria ophiodes
A Concealer moth at Melba, ACT
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| Eulechria ophiodes | ibaird | 25 Feb 2021 | |
| Eulechria ophiodes | donhe | 25 Feb 2021 | |
| Oecophoridae (family) | GlennCocking | 23 Feb 2021 | |
| Gelechioidea (superfamily) | donhe | 22 Feb 2021 | |
| Unverified | Bron | 22 Feb 2021 |
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11 comments
23 Feb 2021
I'll offer a cup-of-coffee bounty on this one - it's such a distinctive moth with a perfect photo and two earlier records under Oecophorinae (subfamily).
25 Feb 2021
This bears some resemblance to Eulechria sigmophora, Eulechria habrosema, Sclerocris amoebaea, and to
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=408665
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=408665
25 Feb 2021
Yes, it's Eulechria ophiodes. I think of them as an orange version of E. sigmophora with heavier black lines. None of the CNM photo angles brought out the S shape. How will you collect the bounty Don?
25 Feb 2021
25 Feb 2021
I do not recall mentioning E. ophiodes, but anyway: Bron: I popped a copy into
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/eule/ophiodes.html
Hope you like it there?
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/eule/ophiodes.html
Hope you like it there?
25 Feb 2021
You were first to mention Eulechria though Don, so on the right path, and yes, I do like it :)
27 Feb 2021
I think Glenn was the first to mention Eulechria with his suggestiion that 3868630 may be E. ophiodes.
27 Feb 2021
I obviously should go to bed instead of doing this at 3am while asleep :(. Anyhow congratulations to all of you, for your assidious work on the moths. Coffees all round on me too whenever you can make it to Melba :).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.053111-35.208934
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 11 Feb 2021 10:32 AM Recorded on
- Bron Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Bron Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Eulechria ophiodes
Species information
- Eulechria ophiodes Scientific name
- A Concealer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 623.9m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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