Eucyclodes speciosa (T.P. Lucas, 1890) (one synonym : Iodis sideralis Lucas, T.P. 1898) GEOMETRINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA

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

female
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda, Queensland)

The female and male moths differ in this species.

The female is green, with a lacy white spot on each wing.

male
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda, Queensland)

The male is white with lacy green markings, and each hindwing has a brown spot at the wingtip. The wingspan of the moths is about 3 cms.

The species has been found in

Queensland.

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Further reading :

Thomas P. Lucas,
On Queensland and other Australian macro-lepidoptera, with localities, and descriptions of new species,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Series 2, Volume 4, Part 4 (1890), p. 1094.

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(updated 17 April 2011, 10 July 2018)