(one synonym : Chogada vittata Warren, 1899) BOARMIINI, ENNOMINAE, GEOMETRIDAE, GEOMETROIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda, Queensland)
This species is found in mangrove habitats. The caterpillars have been found feeding on the foliage of a variety of Mangrove trees, including those from the genera:
The adult moth of this species is grey and/or pale brown with variable complicated darker markings. The wingspan is about 4 cms.
The species has been found across south-east Asia, including :
and in Australia in:
Further reading :
Francis Walker,
Geometrites,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 21 (1860), p. 376, No. 89.
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(updated 15 November 2012)