Aeolochroma olivia (Goldfinch, 1943)
 GEOMETRINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Aeolochroma olivia
(Photo: courtesy of Dianne Clarke, Mapleton, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species have wings with a complex pattern black, white, rusty brown, and green. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

Aeolochroma olivia
(Photo: courtesy of Dianne Clarke, Mapleton, Queensland)

The species has been found in

  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales.

    Further reading :

    Gilbert Macarthur Goldfinch,
    A new species of Terpna from National Park, New South Wales (Lepidoptera: Geometridae),
    Records of the Australian Museum,
    Volume 21 (1943), p. 179.

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    (written 25 May 2016, updated 6 January 2026)