Chrysochloroma megaloptera (Lower, 1894)
(one synonym is: Euchloris hypoleucus Lower, 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, with a pale line across each wing. The forewings have a curved costa, making a hook shape at the apex. The hindwings have a shallow cusp halfway along the margin. The females have a brown spot near the middle of each wing.

The species is found in:

  • Northern Territory, and
  • Queensland.

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    (updated 5 February 2010)