(previously known as Tephrosia desumpta) Grey-marbled Bark Moth BOARMIINI , ENNOMINAE, GEOMETRIDAE, GEOMETROIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Ian McMillan,
Imbil, Queensland)
The adult moth of this species is brown with complex markings. The wingspan is about 2 cms.
The species has been found in Australia in:
It is not clear that Myrioblephara is the correct genus for this species. It may need to be moved to a new genus.
Further reading :
Marilyn Hewish,
Moths of Victoria: Part 7,
Bark Moths and Allies - GEOMETROIDEA (D),
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2016, pp. 20-21.
Francis Walker,
Geometrites,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 21 (1860), p. 420-421, No. 54.
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(written 2 April 2015, updated 3 July 2018, 28 May 2020)