Euloxia meandraria (Guenée, 1857)
(previously known as : Iodis meandraria)
GEOMETRINAE ,   GEOMETRIDAE

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

This Caterpillar has been found feeding on:

  • Tea Trees ( Leptospermum, MYRTACEAE ), and
  • Black Peppermint ( Eucalyptus amygdalina, MYRTACEAE ).


    (Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

    The adult moth has green forewings and pale green hindwings. Each forewing also has two wavy white lines across it, and each hindwing has one. The moth has a wingspan of about 2 cms.

      
    Female
      
    Male

    (Photos: courtesy of the Peter Marriott)

    The species occurs over the south-east quarter of Australia, including Tasmania.


    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 374.


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    (updated 20 July 2010)