Hypodoxa conspurcata (T.P. Lucas, 1898)
Textured Emerald
(formerly known as Hypochroma conspurcata)
GEOMETRINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Hypodoxa conspurcata
(Photo: courtesy of Julie Sarna, Draper, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species are greenish grey with each wing crossed by two broken outlined scalloped black bands. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

The species has been found in

  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales.


    Further reading

    Thomas P. Lucas,
    Descriptions of Queensland Lepidoptera,
    Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
    Volume 13 (1898), pp. 68-69


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    (written 10 November 2023)