Parepisparis virgatus Scoble & E.D. Edwards, 1990
 OENOCHROMINAE ,   GEOMETRIDAE

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


(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda)

This caterpillar has been found feeding on
  • Red Stringybark ( Eucalyptus macrorhyncha, MYRTACEAE ).

    The adult moth of this species is brown with dark blotches. The forewings have white spots near the apices. The forewings have recurved wingtips, and wavy margins. The wingspan is about 6 cms. The adult moth is inclined to curve its abdomen to one side when at rest.

    The species has been found in Australia in

  • New South Wales, and
  • Victoria.

    Further reading:

    M. J. Scoble & E. D. Edwards,
    Parepisparis Bethune-Baker and the composition of the Oenochrominae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), Journal Entomologica Scandinavica, 1989, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 371-399.

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    (updated 26 July 2011)