Lophothorax eremnopis (Turner, 1922)
 GEOMETRINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Lophothorax eremnopis
(Photo: courtesy of Mark Heath, Bremer Bay, Western Australia)

The adult moths of this species have pale pink forewings, each with complex grey patterns.

Lophothorax eremnopis
(Photo: courtesy of Mark Heath, Bremer Bay, Western Australia)

The hindwings are grey with a dark zigzag subterminal arc. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

Lophothorax eremnopis
underside
(Photo: courtesy of Mark Heath, Bremer Bay, Western Australia)

The species has been found in

  • South Australia, and
  • Western Australia.

    The adult moths have a coiled haustellum under the head, which they can uncoil, and through which they can sip nectar from flowers.

    Lophothorax eremnopis
    close-up of head
    (Photo: courtesy of Mark Heath, Bremer Bay, Western Australia)

    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    Australian Lepidoptera of the group Geometrites,
    Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
    Volume 46 (1922), p. 279.

    previous
    back
    caterpillar
    Australian
    Australian Butterflies
    butterflies
    Australian
    home
    Lepidoptera
    Australian
    Australian Moths
    moths
    next
    next
    caterpillar

    (written 8 May 2022)