(erroneously known as : Tessarotis rubra Turner, 1947)
BOARMIINI , ENNOMINAE , GEOMETRIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(Photo: courtesy of
Nick Monaghan, taken at Cooroy, Queensland)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(Photo: courtesy of
Nick Monaghan, taken at Cooroy, Queensland)
The adult moths of this species are brown with pale costa to each forewing, and a number of thin white lines on the body and each wing. Both forewings and hindwings have a hooked apex and an angled tornus. The wingspan is about 4 cms.
The species may be found in
 caterpillar |
 butterflies |
 caterpillars |
 moths |
 caterpillar |
(updated 21 June 2011)