Chrysolarentia persimilis

Similar Carpet at Wilsons Valley, NSW

Chrysolarentia persimilis at Wilsons Valley, NSW - 1 Feb 2026 10:28 AM
Chrysolarentia persimilis at Wilsons Valley, NSW - 1 Feb 2026 10:28 AM
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Chrysolarentia persimilis 19 Feb 2026 ibaird
Chrysolarentia persimilis 19 Feb 2026 WendyEM
Epyaxa subidaria 17 Feb 2026 ibaird
Epyaxa subidaria 14 Feb 2026 WendyEM
Chrysolarentia (genus) 12 Feb 2026 ibaird
Unverified 10 Feb 2026 Miranda

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ibaird wrote:
   17 Feb 2026
Mmm, not 100% sure it's E. subidaria. Very sharp bulbous mainline. Is the trailing forewing edge right for that species.
WendyEM wrote:
   19 Feb 2026
I agree it is tricky. I just could not find any Chrysolarentia sp. I felt it matched. It has the pale patch out to the forewing apex, with the darkish patch beside that sort of extending along adjacent to the termen/outer margin, with a pair/joined spots above that like many E. subidaria have. Also the long curved marks, almost forming a line along the termen. SOme Chrysolarentia sp specimens share these, being related. We might change our mind down the line ?
ibaird wrote:
   19 Feb 2026
Having recently identified the species, I thought it may be. C. persimilis (Similar Carpet) See:-
Chrysolarentia persimilis (Similar Carpet)
WendyEM wrote:
   19 Feb 2026
Well spotted Ian. It looks very good. I think I had ruled it out as it was an Alpine species - I should have looked more carefully at the location !! Well, we have got there in the end. Despite me taking us on an incorrect side-track.

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