Alloeopage cinerea Warren, 1896
(one synonym is: Helicopage velata Warren, 1897)
 GEOMETRINAE, GEOMETRIDAE

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


female
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda.

The adult moths of this species are green and brown. The males are mainly green with some brown patches. The females are mainly brown with some green patches. The hindwings each have a cusp on the margin.

The species is found in:

  • New Guinea,
    and in Australia in:
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
    A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 140.

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    (updated 6 November 2010)