Chrysolarentia insulsata
1 Insipid Carpet at Paddys River, ACT
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| Chrysolarentia insulsata | donhe | 14 Jan 2022 | |
| Chrysolarentia insulsata | ibaird | 13 Jan 2022 | |
| Unverified | JaneR | 13 Jan 2022 |
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User's notes
No antennae ?
Assumed to be a moth ?
Sat folding its wings up then spread out, when first noticed
2 comments
13 Jan 2022
If confirmed a new species record for CNM. Its apparently quite variable in appearance. See here:
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/f4ef47e4-3a81-4e5b-a4b6-2845ea342487
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/f4ef47e4-3a81-4e5b-a4b6-2845ea342487
Location information
- Coordinates 148.921722-35.496044
- Altitude 1084.2m
- Maps Gibraltar Pines
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 13 Jan 2022 04:28 PM Recorded on
- JaneR Recorded by
- Not noticed Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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- My flagged sightings Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) JaneR Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chrysolarentia insulsata
Species information
- Chrysolarentia insulsata Scientific name
- Insipid Carpet Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1307.39m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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