Psilosticha absorpta (Walker, 1860)
 (previously known as Tephrosia absorpta)
Fine-waved Bark Moth
BOARMIINI,   ENNOMINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
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and
Stella Crossley

Psilosticha absorpta
(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult moths have grey wings with a complex wavy pattern. The wings have a scalloped pattern along the margins. The moths normally rest with wings flat with all four wings exposed. The wingspan is about 2.5 cms. Both sexes have thread-like antennae.

Psilosticha absorpta
male
(Photo: courtesy of Marilyn Hewish, Moths of Victoria: Part 7)

The species occurs in south-east Australia, including:

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

    Psilosticha absorpta
    underside, female
    (Photo: courtesy of Marilyn Hewish, Moths of Victoria: Part 7)

    Further reading :

    Marilyn Hewish,
    Moths of Victoria: Part 7,
    Bark Moths and Allies - GEOMETROIDEA (D)    ,
    Entomological Society of Victoria, 2016, pp. 24-25.

    Francis Walker,
    Geometrites,
    List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
    Part 21 (1860), p. 420, No. 53.

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    (updated 7 May 2010, 14 July 2018, 18 August 2020)