Chrysolarentia argocyma (Turner, 1904)
White-waved Carpet
 (previously known as Diploctena argocyma)
XANTHORHOINI,   LARENTIINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Chrysolarentia argocyma
(Photo: courtesy of Harvey Perkins, Mount Clear, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult moth of this species has grey or brown wings crossed by wavy bands. The bands are less marked on the hindwings. The males and females are very similar. The moths have a wingspan of about 3.5 cms. The moths have a tendency to rest facing downwards.

Chrysolarentia argocyma
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Moths of Victoria: Part 3)

The species has been found in

  • New South Wales,
  • Australian Capital Territory, and
  • Victoria.

    Chrysolarentia argocyma
    underside
    (Photo: courtesy of Marilyn Hewish, Moths of Victoria: Part 3)

    Further reading:

    Peter Marriott,
    Moths of Victoria: Part 3,
    Waves & Carpets - GEOMETROIDEA (C)    ,
    Entomological Society of Victoria, 2011, pp. 22-23.

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    Revision of Australian Lepidoptera: Family Geometridae,
    Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria,
    Volume 16 (1904), pp. 269-270, No. 110.

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    (written 28 February 2013, updated 11 December 2022)