Eulechria heliophanes

1 A Concealer moth at O'Connor, ACT

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Identification history

	Eulechria heliophanes	24 Jan 2022	donhe
	Eulechria heliophanes	23 Jan 2022	ibaird

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Attracted to UV light at night (50w Gecko)

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ibaird wrote:

23 Jan 2022

Shows iridescent purple colouration in the black. Two other examples online also seem to show this: CNM Sighting No. 4362804 and the third Bold Systems 4 image:
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_SearchTerms?query=%22Eulechria%20heliophanes%22[tax]

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Location information

Coordinates 149.113357 -35.259527
Altitude 606.4m
Places O'Connor, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
15 Jan 2022 09:41 PM Recorded on
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Insects Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Eulechria heliophanes Scientific name
A Concealer moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 891.72m Recorded at altitude
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