Monoctenia smerintharia Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
 (one synonym is Monoctenia calladelpha Lower, 1892)
OENOCHROMINAE ,   GEOMETRIDAE

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

Monoctenia smerintharia
(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda)

The adult moths of this species are brown, sometimes with black smudges on the forewings and a reddish shading on the hindwings. The wings have scalloped edges, and the forewing tips are recurved. The wingspan is about 5 cms.

The species has been found in :

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

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    (updated 21 July 2011)