Syneora praecisa (Turner, 1917)
 (previously known as Cleora praecisa)
Cream-fringed Bark Moth
BOARMIINI,   ENNOMINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Syneora praecisa
male
(Photo: courtesy of Marilyn Hewish, Moths of Victoria: Part 7)

The adult moths of this species are grey or brown with a number of dark wavy lines on each wing. The wingspan is about 4 cms.

Syneora praecisa
female
(Photo: courtesy of Marilyn Hewish, Moths of Victoria: Part 7)

The species has been found in

  • New South Wales,
  • Victoria.

    Syneora praecisa
    underside
    (Photo: courtesy of Cathy Powers, Brisbane Ranges, Victoria)

    Further reading :

    Marilyn Hewish,
    Moths of Victoria: Part 7,
    Bark Moths and Allies - GEOMETROIDEA (D)    ,
    Entomological Society of Victoria, 2016, pp. 26-27.

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    Revision of Australian Lepidoptera VI,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Volume 42 (1917), pp. 372-373, No. 99.

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    (written 2 January 2017, updated 25 July 2018, 13 May 2021)