| Paperbark Emerald (previously known as Terpna melaleucae) GEOMETRINAE, GEOMETRIDAE, GEOMETROIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)
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| Paperbark Emerald (previously known as Terpna melaleucae) GEOMETRINAE, GEOMETRIDAE, GEOMETROIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)
The adult moths of this species have wings with complex patterns of shades of brown. The wingspan is about 3 cms.
The species has been found in
Further reading :
Gilbert Macarthur Goldfinch,
Revision of Australian Geometridae (Lepidoptera),
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 54 (1929), pp. 397-398, No. 36, and also
Plate 15, fig. 14.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(written 23 September 2018, updated 22 February 2026)