Agathia ochrotypa Turner, 1922 (one synonym is Agathia ochronubilata ochrofusa L.B. Prout, 1932) GEOMETRINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA

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

male
(Photo: courtesy of Bart Hacobian, near Millaa Millaa, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species are basically green but dimorphic. The males have greyish-brown blotchy markings on each wing.

female
(Photo: courtesy of Bart Hacobian, near Millaa Millaa, Queensland)

The females have are a yellower green, and have orange and brown blotchy markings. Both sexes have a dark reddish spot near the base of a short tail on each hindwing. The wingspan is about 4 cms.

The species is found in Australia in

Queensland.

male
(Photo: courtesy of Bart Hacobian, near Millaa Millaa, Queensland)

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Further reading :

A. Jefferis Turner,
Australian Lepidoptera of the group Geometrites,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 46 (1922), pp. 277-278.

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(written 20 March 2016, updated 21 March 2016, 2 December 2020)