Hypographa epiodes Turner, 1930
 (one synonym: Neolissomma gracilis Goldfinch, 1944)
OENOCHROMINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Hypographa epiodes
(Photo: courtesy of Jesse & Peter Koch, Cape Arid, Western Australia)

The adult moths of this species are a patchy grey and brown with various markings, including two or three winding pale lines across each forewing. The wings have scalloped edges. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

Hypographa epiodes
(Photo: courtesy of Jesse & Peter Koch, Cape Arid, Western Australia)

The species has been found in :

  • Western Australia.

    Hypographa epiodes
    underside
    (Photo: courtesy of Jesse & Peter Koch, Cape Arid, Western Australia)

    Further Reading

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    Revision of Australian Oenochromidae (Lepidoptera). II,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Volume 55 (1930), pp. 35-36, No. 139

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    (written 11 May 2021)