Chrysolarentia heliacaria

Heliacaria Carpet at Mount Clear, ACT

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Identification history

Chrysolarentia heliacaria	21 Jul 2026	ibaird
Chrysolarentia heliacaria	20 Jul 2026	WendyEM
Chrysolarentia polycarpa	24 Apr 2026	RAllen

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5 comments

ibaird wrote:

28 Apr 2026

Is the last photo the same moth?

RAllen wrote:

28 Apr 2026

Last photo is separate individual. Thought both were C. polycarpa in field. Happy to edit out last photo.

RAllen wrote:

20 Jul 2026

See comments from WendyEM on sighting 4726922
This record appears to be c. heliacaria. Especially with thin dark subterminal line on upper hindwing.

WendyEM wrote:

20 Jul 2026

Thanks RAllen - 2nd shot shows the pale, mostly plain hindwings of Chrysolarentia heliacaria
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=22014
P. polycarpa has strongly marked hindwings
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=260328

ibaird wrote:

21 Jul 2026

Agreed. The hindwings are distinctly different between C. polycarpa and C. heliocaria.

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Sighting information

2 Abundance
15 Mar 2026 03:02 PM Recorded on
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RAllen NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Chrysolarentia heliacaria

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Chrysolarentia heliacaria Scientific name
Heliacaria Carpet Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1683.5m Recorded at altitude
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