Oenochroma vetustaria (Walker, 1860)
(one synonym is : Monoctenia digglesaria)
OENOCHROMINAE ,   GEOMETRIDAE

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


(Photo: copyright Cathy Young)

The adult moths are brown, and have amongst other markings, a dark submarginal band with a pale edge. The wing margins are concave and scalloped. The wingspan is about 5 cms.

The species occurs in

  • Australian Capital Territory,
  • Victoria, and
  • Tasmania.


    Further reading :

    Peter B. McQuillan,
    Report on a survey of nocturnal moth species occurring on South Sister near St Marys, Tasmania.,
    University of Tasmania, 2005.


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    (updated 25 July 2011)