Chlorocoma haplochlora (Meyrick, 1888)
(previously known as Iodis haplochlora)
GEOMETRINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley


male
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species are green, with pale speckles and a yellow costa to each forewing. The wingspan is about 2.5 cms.

The species has been found in:

  • Queensland, and
  • South Australia.


    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Revision of Australian Lepidoptera II,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Series 2, Volume 2, Part 4 (1891), pp. 878-879, No. 47.


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    (written 27 August 2012)