Similar Carpet at Wilsons Valley, NSW
Identification history
| 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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4 comments
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)
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.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.480919-36.371703
- Altitude 1651.0m
- Maps Kosciuszko National Park
- Places Wilsons Valley, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 1 Feb 2026 10:28 AM Recorded on
- Miranda Recorded by
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Collections
Miranda NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Chrysolarentia persimilis Featured Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Chrysolarentia persimilis Scientific name
- Similar Carpet Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1681.4m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes