Oenochroma privata (Walker, 1860)
 (previously known as Hypographa privata)
OENOCHROMINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda, Australian Capital Territory)

The forewings of the adult moths of this species are pale brown with a faint pattern of a few dark lines and spots. The hindwings each have a complex dark mark near the middle. The wing margins are scalloped, and the forewing wingtips recurved. The moths have a wingspan of about 2 cms. The underside has a dark band across each wing.


(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Blackheath, New South Wales)

The species has been found in

  • New South Wales,
  • Victoria, and
  • South Australia.


    (Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/CNC/CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

    Further reading

    Francis Walker,
    Geometrites,
    List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
    Part 21 (1860), pp. 286-287, No. 2.

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    (updated 30 March 2013, 13 December 2025)