Nearcha dasyzona (Lower, 1903)
(previously known as : Taxeotis dasyzona)
OENOCHROMINAE ,   GEOMETRIDAE

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


(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Victoria)

The adult moths are pale brown with a pattern of dark speckles and spots, an indistinct pale, dark-edged, possibly dotted, submarginal band on each wing, and a row of dark dots along the edge of each wing. The moths typically rest with their wings flat, and the forewings covering the hindwings. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

The species has been found mainly in the dry inland regions of Australia, in

  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales,
  • Australian Capital Territory
  • Victoria, and
  • Western Australia.

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    (updated 16 March 2012)