Chrysolarentia phaedra

Elegant Carpet at Moruya, NSW

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Identification history

Chrysolarentia phaedra	1 May 2025	ibaird
Chrysolarentia phaedra	1 May 2025	WendyEM
Chrysolarentia (genus)	10 Oct 2023	ibaird
Unverified	10 Oct 2023	LisaH

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User's notes

Sorry - could not get more photos before it flew off. A small moth.

3 comments

ibaird wrote:

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?

LisaH wrote:

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.

WendyEM wrote:

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

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Location information

Places Moruya, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
LisaH Recorded by
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LisaH NatureMapr South Coast Chrysolarentia phaedra Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Chrysolarentia phaedra Scientific name
Elegant Carpet Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible

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More than one media file
Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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