Prasinocyma rhodocosma (Meyrick, 1888)
(previously known as : Iodis rhodocosma)
 GEOMETRINAE ,   GEOMETRIDAE

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


(Photo: courtesy of Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)

The caterpillars of this species feed on the young shoots and leaves of:

  • Gum trees ( Eucalyptus species, MYRTACEAE ).

    The adult moths are green with purplish-brown markings on the wings. The moths have a wingspan of about 3 cms.

    The species is found in

  • the north of Western Australia,
  • the Northern Territory,
  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales, and
  • Australian Capital Territory.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 11.4, p. 373.

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    (updated 9 July 2011)