Baiocystis chrysoides

2 A Concealer moth (Oecophorinae) at Barren Grounds, NSW

Baiocystis chrysoides at Barren Grounds, NSW - 16 Oct 2025 11:20 AM
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Baiocystis chrysoides 10 Nov 2025 WendyEM
Baiocystis chrysoides 8 Nov 2025 ibaird
Unverified 7 Nov 2025 Pirom

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Significant sighting

ibaird noted:

11 Nov 2025

A new species sighting for NatureMapr of a seldom observed species. Sightings like this at Barren Grounds Nature Reserve confirm the significance to biodiversity of that reserve. Only one o

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Eulechria sp? In heathy woodland understory.

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ibaird wrote:
   8 Nov 2025
Assuming this proposed ID is correct, I found only one other sighting from life online of this species.
See iNaturalist:-
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?subview=map&taxon_id=1548517
Apparently the same sighting on the ALA is as above, but it is not mapped accurately, apparently on purpose.
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/44b9fd0d-fa62-4aca-b4c2-484fb983603e
On Bold (Hobern):-
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=404913
ibaird wrote:
   8 Nov 2025
A new species sighting for NatureMapr of a seldom observed species. Sightings like this at Barren Grounds Nature Reserve confirm the significance to biodiversity of that reserve. Only one other sighting of this species from life could be found online. An excellent sighting!
ibaird wrote:
   8 Nov 2025
I that a larval or pupal case the moth is clinging to?
Pirom wrote:
   8 Nov 2025
Interestingly, it’s clinging to a fern crosier, as is the one on ALA you reference above.

Never would have found it!

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