Chorodna strixaria (Guenée, 1857)
(one synonym is : Medasina telepompa)
 BOARMIINI ,   ENNOMINAE ,   GEOMETRIDAE

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


(Photo: courtesy of Jan MacDonald, Finch Hatton)

This adult moth is grey with wavy lines, and has a wingspan up to 14 cms.


(Photo: courtesy of Roger Kendrick, Hong Kong)

The species is found in rainforests across south-east Asia, including:

  • Hong Kong,
  • Papua New Guinea,
  • Sri Lanka,
    as well as in Australia in
  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 35.15, p. 367.

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    (updated 3 October 2010)