Palleopa innotata Walker, 1866
 NACOPHORINI ,   ENNOMINAE ,   GEOMETRIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
and
Cathy Young & Stella Crossley


(Photo: copyright Cathy Young)

When young, these caterpillars are brown on top, with a greenish dorsal stripe, and are off-white underneath. Older caterpillars are reddish-brown with some black and white spots along the sides.

The Caterpillars feed on the foliage of :

  • various Gum Trees ( Eucalyptus, MYRTACEAE ).


    male
    (Photo: copyright Cathy Young)

    The adult moths have streaky brown forewings, and pale hindwings. At rest, the wings are held over the body. The wingspan is about 6 cms.


    female
    (Photo: copyright Cathy Young)

    Eggs are green and laid in a neat array on the leaf of a foodplant.


    (Photo: copyright Cathy Young)

    The species is found in south-eastern Australia, including

  • Tasmania,
  • Victoria, and
  • New South Wales.

    Further reading :

    Catherine J. Young, and Peter B. McQuillan,
    Redescription of the little-known Australian geometrid moth Palleopa innotata Walker, 1866 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae),
    Insect Systematics and Evolution, Volume 32 (2001), Part 3, pp. 263-278.

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    (updated 17 September 2011)