Amphiclasta lygaea Turner, 1906
NACOPHORINI ,   ENNOMINAE ,   GEOMETRIDAE

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

Amphiclasta lygaea
(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda)

The adult moths of this species are brown, with unevenly scalloped margins to the wings. The hindwings each have a dark line. The wingspan is about 5 cms.

Amphiclasta lygaea
common posture
(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda)

In its natural posture, it often hold the tip of the abdomen curled upward.

The species has been found in:

  • Australian Capital Territory.

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    (updated 29 April 2010)