Phycomorpha prasinochroa (Meyrick, 1906)
 (previously known as: Copromorpha prasinochroa)
COPROMORPHIDAE

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

Phycomorpha prasinochroa
(Photo: courtesy of Nick Monaghan, Tamborine Mountain, Queensland)

These caterpillars feed on the buds and new growth of various Fig trees ( MORACEAE ), including:

  • Sandpaper Fig ( Ficus fraseri ),
  • Clearsap Fig ( Ficus coronata ), and
  • Edible Fig ( Ficus carica ).

    The adult moths have forewings that are green with brown flecks. The hindwings are a shiny grey.

    The species has been found in :

  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales.

    Further reading:

    Ian F.B. Common,
     Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 5.29, fig. 53.2, pp. 314,315.

    Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
    A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 118.

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    (updated 23 March 2011)