Eulechria ophiodes

A Concealer moth at Melba, ACT

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Identification history

Eulechria ophiodes	25 Feb 2021	ibaird
Eulechria ophiodes	25 Feb 2021	donhe
Oecophoridae (family)	23 Feb 2021	GlennCocking
Gelechioidea (superfamily)	22 Feb 2021	donhe
Unidentified	22 Feb 2021	Bron

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11 comments

GlennCocking wrote:

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).

Bron wrote:

23 Feb 2021

Thanks Glenn I owe you a coffee!

GlennCocking wrote:

24 Feb 2021

What I meant was, I'll buy for whoever can identify it!

donhe wrote:

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

GlennCocking wrote:

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?

GlennCocking wrote:

25 Feb 2021

Bron wrote:

25 Feb 2021

Well done - 2 coffees on me!

donhe wrote:

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?

Bron wrote:

25 Feb 2021

You were first to mention Eulechria though Don, so on the right path, and yes, I do like it :)

ibaird wrote:

27 Feb 2021

I think Glenn was the first to mention Eulechria with his suggestiion that 3868630 may be E. ophiodes.

Bron wrote:

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 :).

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