Dichromodes anelictis Meyrick, 1890 Dry-country Heath Moth OENOCHROMINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

male
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Moths of Victoria: Part 4)

The adult moths of this species are brown, but the males and females have different patterns

female
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Moths of Victoria: Part 4)

The females are greyish, and have prominent long dark mark halfway along the costa of each forewing. The hindwings are plain fawn. The females have threadlike antennae.

male
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Moths of Victoria: Part 4)

The males are browner and have a broad dark jagged band across each forewing. The hindwings are plain brown. The males have antennae that have a comb-like fringe on one side. The wingspan of both sexes is about 2 cms.

female
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Moths of Victoria: Part 4)

The species occurs in the inland dryer regions of

Western Australia.

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Further reading :

Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria: Part 4,
Emeralds and Allies - GEOMETROIDEA (B),
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2012, pp. 22-23.

Edward Meyrick,
Revision of Australian Lepidoptera III,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Series 2, Volume 4, Part 4 (1890), pp. 1172-1173, No. 34.

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(written 28 April 2014, updated 6 September 2020)