Phrixocomes ptilomacra (Lower, 1892)
 (formerly known as Dichromodes ptilomacra)
OENOCHROMINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Phrixocomes ptilomacra
(Photo: courtesy of Jesse & Peter Koch, Cape Arid, Western Australia)

The adult moth of this species has brown forewings with zig-zag markings. The hindwings are plain brown. The labial palps are long and held extended in front of the head. The wingspan is about 2.6 cms.

Phrixocomes ptilomacra
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in:

  • South Australia, and
  • Western Australia.

    Further reading :

    Oswald B. Lower,
    Descriptions of New South Australian Lepidoptera,
    Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
    Volume 15 (1892), pp. 8-9.

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    (written 10 September 2022, updated 17 September 2022)