Disbursed Heath Moth (one synonym : Dichromodes strophiodes Lower, 1893) OENOCHROMINAE, GEOMETRIDAE, GEOMETROIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria: Part 4)
The adult moths of this species have forewings that are brown, with zig-zag markings bounding areas of different shades. The hindwings are brown with vestigial patterns. The females have threadlike antennae. The males have antennae with a feather-like fringe on one side. The wingspan is about 2 cms.
The species occurs in
Further reading :
Achille Guenée,
Uranides et Phalénites,
in Boisduval & Guenée:
Histoire naturelle des insectes; spécies général des lépidoptères,
Volume 9, Part 10 (1857), p. 132, No. 1135.
Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria: Part 4,
Emeralds and Allies - GEOMETROIDEA (B),
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2012, pp. 22-23.
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(written 1 May 2014, updated 6 September 2020)