Baiocystis chrysoides
2 A Concealer moth (Oecophorinae) at Barren Grounds, NSW
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| Baiocystis chrysoides | WendyEM | 10 Nov 2025 | |
| Baiocystis chrysoides | ibaird | 8 Nov 2025 | |
| Unverified | Pirom | 7 Nov 2025 |
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Significant sighting
ibaird noted:
11 Nov 2025
A new species sighting for NatureMapr of a seldom observed species. Sightings like this at Barren Grounds Nature Reserve confirm the significance to biodiversity of that reserve. Only one o
User's notes
Eulechria sp? In heathy woodland understory.
4 comments
8 Nov 2025
Assuming this proposed ID is correct, I found only one other sighting from life online of this species.
See iNaturalist:-
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?subview=map&taxon_id=1548517
Apparently the same sighting on the ALA is as above, but it is not mapped accurately, apparently on purpose.
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/44b9fd0d-fa62-4aca-b4c2-484fb983603e
On Bold (Hobern):-
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=404913
See iNaturalist:-
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?subview=map&taxon_id=1548517
Apparently the same sighting on the ALA is as above, but it is not mapped accurately, apparently on purpose.
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/44b9fd0d-fa62-4aca-b4c2-484fb983603e
On Bold (Hobern):-
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=404913
8 Nov 2025
A new species sighting for NatureMapr of a seldom observed species. Sightings like this at Barren Grounds Nature Reserve confirm the significance to biodiversity of that reserve. Only one other sighting of this species from life could be found online. An excellent sighting!
8 Nov 2025
Interestingly, it’s clinging to a fern crosier, as is the one on ALA you reference above.
Never would have found it!
Never would have found it!
Location information
- Coordinates 150.734389-34.681169
- Altitude 638.1m
- Places Barren Grounds, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Oct 2025 11:20 AM Recorded on
- Pirom Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- Pirom NatureMapr Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Baiocystis chrysoides Significant Featured
Species information
- Baiocystis chrysoides Scientific name
- A Concealer moth (Oecophorinae) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 638.12m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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