ENNOMINAE in Australia in the tribes:
ABRAXINI, BAPTINI, BOARMIINI, CABERINI, CASSYMINI, EUTOEINI, GONODONTINI, HYPOCHROSINI, LITHININI, MACARIINI, XENOMUSINI and unplaced
(but excluding DIPTYCHINI)
GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA
 
  
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

ENNOMINAE

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ENNOMINAE

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ENNOMINAE

forewings

The adult moths in these tribes of GEOMETRIDAE have cryptic patterns on forewings and hindwings, and normally rest with the hindwings fully or partly exposed.

Some notable species of the 274 Australian named species in ENNOMINAE (excluding NACOPHORINI) are :

Abraxas expectata
Abraxas flavimacula

Amblychia angeronaria
Amblychia subrubida

Amraica debrunnescens

Apheloceros dasciodes

  • Aplochlora pisochroa

    Ateloptila confusa

    Boarmia driophila
    Boarmia panconita : Variable Bark Moth
    Boarmia phloeopa : Scalloped Bark Moth
    Boarmia phricomita : Narrow-lined Bark Moth
    Boarmia suasaria : Serrated Bark Moth
    Boarmia zaloschema : Shaded Bark Moth

    Borbacha euchrysa

    Bracca matutinata : Southern Bracca
    Bracca rosenbergi : Tropical Bracca
    Bracca rotundata : Northern Bracca

    Bulonga distans

    Capasa recensata

    Casbia albinotata
    Casbia calliorma
    Casbia celidosema : Trident Casbia
    Casbia coniodes : Desert Casbia
    Casbia crataea
    Casbia farinalis : Bleached Casbia
    Casbia fasciata
    Casbia melanops : Pomaderris Moth
    Casbia ochthadia
    Casbia oenias : Red Casbia
    Casbia pallens : Pale Casbia
    Casbia plinthodes : Brick-red Casbia
    Casbia rectaria
    Casbia scardamiata
    Casbia tanaoctena : Speckled Casbia

  • Cassephyra plenimargo

    Catoria camelaria
    Catoria delectaria

    Chiasmia assimilis
    Chiasmia goldiei
    Chiasmia gratularia : Two-coloured Geometrid
    Chiasmia inconspicua
    Chiasmia margaritis

    Chorodna strixaria

    Cleora costiplaga
    Cleora decisaria
    Cleora displicata
    Cleora goldfinchi : 4-spotted Bark Moth
    Cleora illustraria
    Cleora injectaria
    Cleora lacteata
    Cleora nesiotis : Oblong Bark Moth
    Cleora perfumosa
    Cleora perlepidaria
    Cleora repetita
    Cleora sabulata
    Cleora tenebrata
    Cleora species A

    Clepsiphron calycopis

  • Coelocrossa drepanucha

    Corymica pryeri

    Craspedosis leucosticta

  • Ctimene flavannulata

    Didymoctenia exsuperata : Thick-lined Bark Moth

    Dissomorphia australiaria : Dashed Geometrid

    Dyscheralcis crimnodes

    Ectropis bhurmitra : Tea Twig Caterpillar
    Ectropis bispinaria : Loop-line Bark Moth
    Ectropis calida : Tawny Bark Moth
    Ectropis despicata : Oval Bark Moth
    Ectropis excursaria : Common Bark Moth
    Ectropis fractaria : Ringed Bark Moth
    Ectropis fragilis
    Ectropis lignea : Dark-tipped Bark Moth
    Ectropis plectroneura

    Euphronarcha luxaria : Striated Bark Moth
    Euphronarcha leptodesma : Pale Desert Bark Moth

    Eurychoria gerasphora

    Gastrinodes argoplaca : Cryptic Bark Moth
    Gastrinodes bitaeniaria : Buff Bark Moth
    Gastrinodes species

    Godonela hypomochla
    Godonela tessellata

    Gonodontis luteola
    Gonodontis orthotoma
    Gonodontis stramenticea

    Gynopteryx ada : Orange Point Moth

    Heterogena exitela : Four-spot Bark Moth

    Heterostegane insulata

  • Hyperythra rubricata

    Hypomecis agoraea : Uniform Bark Moth
    Hypomecis catephes
    Hypomecis conspersa
    Hypomecis curtaria
    Hypomecis externaria : Mahogany Bark Moth
    Hypomecis pallidiscaria : Purplish Bark Moth
    Hypomecis platyleuca

    Hyposidra incomptaria
    Hyposidra janiaria
    Hyposidra talaca

    Idiodes albisignis
    Idiodes apicata : Bracken Moth
    Idiodes idiocrossa
    Idiodes pellophanes
    Idiodes prionosema
    Idiodes rhacodes
    Idiodes siculoides : Straight-winged Bracken Moth

    Isturgia penthearia : Delta Geometrid

  • Iulotrichia semiumbrata

    Krananda extranotata

    Laophila sabulicolor

    Leuciris fimbriaria

    Lipogya eutheta : Grey Bark Moth
    Lipogya exprimataria : Jagged Bark Moth
    Lipogya leucoprosopa : Dash Bark Moth

  • Luxiaria ochrophara

    Metrocampa biplaga : Acute Point Moth

    Milionia aetheria
    Milionia queenslandica

    Myrioblephara desumpta : Grey-marbled Bark Moth
    Myrioblephara macariata

    Nadagara irretracta
    Nadagara xylotrema

  • Nadagarodes mysolata

    Neogyne elongata : Roller Moth
    Neogyne species

    Neritodes verrucata : Dotted Geometrid

    Oxymacaria odontias

    Pachyplocia atmocyma
    Pachyplocia griseata
    Pachyplocia prionodes

    Paradromulia ambigua

    Paramelora lychnota : Flame Geometrid
    Paramelora zophodesma : Dusky-barred Geometrid

    Parametrodes dispar

    Parosteodes fictiliaria : Dodonaea Moth
    Parosteodes species

  • Peridelias aprosita

    Petelia medardaria

    Phelotis cognata : Long-fringed Bark Moth

    Pholodes sinistraria : Frilled Bark Moth

    Picromorpha pyrrhopa : Painted Geometrid

    Picrophylla hyleora

    Planolocha autoptis
    Planolocha obliquata

  • Plectoneura argostola

  • Pleurolopha nebridota

  • Plutodes signifera

    Polyacme dissimilis
    Polyacme subpulchra

  • Polycrasta cinereomarginata

    Praesos mariana

    Probithia perichila

    Proboloptera embolias

    Psilalcis isombra

    Psilosticha absorpta : Fine-waved Bark Moth
    Psilosticha attacta : Bold-waved Bark Moth
    Psilosticha loxoschema : Dark Desert Bark Moth
    Psilosticha mactaria : Large Waved Bark Moth
    Psilosticha oresitropha
    Psilosticha pristis : Little Brown Bark Moth

    Racotis maculata

    Rhinodia rostraria : Necklace Geometrid
    Rhinodia undiferaria

    Scardamia ithyzona

    Scioglyptis canescaria : Fuscous Bark Moth
    Scioglyptis chionomera : Grey-patch Bark Moth
    Scioglyptis heterogyna : Zoned Bark Moth
    Scioglyptis lithinopa
    Scioglyptis loxographa : Light Grey Bark Moth
    Scioglyptis lyciaria : White-patch Bark Moth
    Scioglyptis species

    Selidosema leucoplecta : Intricate Bark Moth
    Selidosema thermaea : Clouded Bark Moth

  • Symmetroctena fumosa

    Synegia aurantiaca

    Syneora acrotypa
    Syneora adelphodes
    Syneora euboliaria
    Syneora excursaria : Heath Bark Moth
    Syneora fractata
    Syneora hemeropa : Ring-tipped Bark Moth
    Syneora leucanthes
    Syneora lithina
    Syneora mundifera : Forest Bark Moth
    Syneora odontosticha
    Syneora praecisa : Cream-fringed Bark Moth
    Syneora silicaria : Chestnut-banded Bark Moth

    Tephrotis exesaria : Spotted Bark Moth

    Tessarotis rubrata

    Thallogama aellographa
    Thallogama corticola : Chequered Bark Moth
    Thallogama destinataria : Dappled Bark Moth
    Thallogama nigraria : Black Bark Moth
    Thallogama pansticta : Flecked Bark Moth

    Urostola magica

    Xenomusa metallica
    Xenomusa monoda : Bulbous Geometrid
    Xenomusa tetramera : Arched Casbia

    Zeheba spectabilis

    Zermizinga sinuata : Lucerne Looper

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    (updated 13 August 2013, 31 July 2023)