Phrataria bijugata (Walker, [1863])
(one synonym is : Hemagalma teliferata)
OENOCHROMINAE, GEOMETRIDAE

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


(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

These adult moths have a striking pattern of brown and white on the wings. They have a wingspan of about 3 cms.

They are found in

  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales.


    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 36.19, p. 370.


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    (updated 23 March 2012)