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Euchelus atratus
Chilodontaidae
- Collected by
- Mary Eleanor King & Fernando Dayrit; Mary Eleanor KingFernando Dayrit →Mary Eleanor King →
- Date
- February 10, 1957
- Locality
- Philippines; Sulu Archipelago; Sibutu; Sitankai {Also spelled Sitangkai}; South Lagoon
- Region
- Philippines
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On February 10, 1957, Mary Eleanor King & Fernando Dayrit; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.
Euchelus atratus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-09.

2026-10-09
Palm Island QLD, Australia
(c) Elliot Connor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
Palm Island QLD, Australia
(c) Elliot Connor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-25
Bowen, AU
(c) mvlichens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-02
Port Hedland
(c) dorisreef, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-03
Indian Ocean, Eighty Mile Beach, WA, AU
(c) urungaroger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-06
Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia
(c) Zaire Schutte, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Euchelus atratus. BPBM 203683. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/203683.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026



