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	Class:	Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
	Order:	Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)
	Family:	Oecophorid Moth (:Gelechioidea Oecophoridae)
	Species:	Purple-sheen Concealer Moth (Philobota ancylotoxa)
	This Photo:	Antenna
	General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere According to Don Herbison-Evans, the wingspan of these is about 25mm where as the very similar Isomoralla curriculata (which we thought this was) has a wingspan of about 15mm. These look stainy with a purple sheen on the dark markings. Measured wingspan of 3 we captured, ~23-28mm . We found these in September & October. Similar Species: Concealer Moth (Isomoralla curriculata)
	Copyright © 2015-2023 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 10-Oct-2015
This species is  an  Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.