Phrataria transcissata Walker, [1863]
(one synonym is: Epidesmia transcissata)
 OENOCHROMINAE ,   GEOMETRIDAE

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


(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

The adult moth of this species is brown with a white subterminal line along each wing margin, and a broad white diagonal line across each fore wing. It has a wingspan of about 2 cms.

The species is found in

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

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    (updated 27 July 2011)