Chrysolarentia phaedra
Elegant Carpet at Moruya, NSW
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| Chrysolarentia phaedra | ibaird | 1 May 2025 | |
| Chrysolarentia phaedra | WendyEM | 1 May 2025 | |
| Chrysolarentia (genus) | ibaird | 10 Oct 2023 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 10 Oct 2023 |
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User's notes
Sorry - could not get more photos before it flew off. A small moth.
3 comments
10 Oct 2023
Seems to be quite similar to Chrysolarentia imperviata (Elusive Carpet) which is certainly known from coastal southern Australia. Lack of detail at the outer forewing margins suggests its an old and worn specimen. C. imperviata is also a variable specides making it difficult to identify. Is the fourth photo the same moth or its underside?
10 Oct 2023
I think it's the same moth - the only other moth it could be would the moth in sighting #4515851? I was in a hurry, but have learned to take photos while they are contained, as I'm losing too much information when they fly off. I took this photo in a set of photos of this particular moth, so am pretty much 100% sure it's the same moth.
1 May 2025
Chrysolarentia phaedra
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=149278
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=475624&place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=149278
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=475624&place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744
Location information
- Places Moruya, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- LisaH NatureMapr South Coast Chrysolarentia phaedra Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Chrysolarentia phaedra Scientific name
- Elegant Carpet Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
Record quality
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6 / 7
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