Chrysolarentia plagiocausta, the black-lined carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1904. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania and Victoria.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Chrysolarentia plagiocausta being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Geometridae
- Genus
- Chrysolarentia
- Species
- Chrysolarentia plagiocausta
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