(erroneously : Xenosuma metallica)
ENNOMINAE , GEOMETRIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(Photo: courtesy of
Buck Richardson, Kuranda)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(Photo: courtesy of
Buck Richardson, Kuranda)
The adult moth of this species is basically brown, with dark line across each wing. When resting the lines on each wing line up, and look like the vein of a leaf. The moth is unusual in having a concave curved costa to each forewing.
The species has been found in
Further reading :
Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
A Guide to Australian Moths,
CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 141.
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(updated 8 November 2010)