Ectropis fragilis Turner, 1947
 BOARMIINI,   ENNOMINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
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Stella Crossley

Ectropis fragilis
male
(Photo: courtesy of Olga Schmidt, Queensland Museum)

The adult moth of this species is pale brown, with a number of zig-zag lines across each wing. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

Ectropis fragilis
male, underside
(Photo: courtesy of Olga Schmidt, Queensland Museum)

The species has been found in :

  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    Olga Schmidt,
    An annotated and illustrated list of the primary type specimens of geometrid moths deposited in the Queensland Museum (Australia, Brisbane),
    Spixiana,
    Volume 5, Part 1 (2012), pp. 79-100, Figs. 16 a,b.

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    New Australian species of Boarmiadae (Lepidoptera),
    Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
    Volume 58 (1947), pp. 72-73, No. 4.

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    (written 21 May 2015, updated 30 November 2025)