Oenochroma turneri (T.P. Lucas, 1892)
(previously known as Monoctenia turneri)
 OENOCHROMINAE ,   GEOMETRIDAE

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


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

These Caterpillars have been known to attack:

  • Macadamia ( Macadamia integrifolia, PROTEACEAE ),

    and are also thought to feed on the foliage of

  • Weeping Fig ( Ficus benjamina, MORACEAE ).


    (Photo: courtesy of John Stumm)

    This moth is brown with darker markings, and a marginal band outlined in black and white. There are two white marks and a rust brown patch on the termen of each fore wing. The adult moths are inclined to rest with a characteristic curvature in the wings. The wingspan is about 5 cms.


    underside
    (Photo: courtesy of John Stumm)

    Underneath, the dark markings are more pronounced, and there are two red spots at the tornus of each hind wing.

    The species is found in

  • New Guinea,
    and also in Australia in
  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales, and
  • South Australia.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 10.3, p. 368.

    Franzen,
    Australian Journal of Entomology, Volume 2, Issue 1, 2007, p 50.

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    (updated 23 March 2012)