Chrysolarentia insulsata

1 Insipid Carpet at Paddys River, ACT

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Identification history

Chrysolarentia insulsata	14 Jan 2022	donhe
Chrysolarentia insulsata	13 Jan 2022	ibaird
Unverified	13 Jan 2022	JaneR

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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

ibaird wrote:

13 Jan 2022

Hi Jane. Antennae are tucked in behind the forewing as is often the case.

ibaird wrote:

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

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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
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My flagged sightings Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) JaneR Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Not noticed Associated plant
25mm to 50mm Animal size

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
Machine learning
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Record quality

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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania