| Yellow Carpet (previously known as Camptogramma correlata) XANTHORHOINI, LARENTIINAE, GEOMETRIDAE, GEOMETROIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria: Part 3)
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| Yellow Carpet (previously known as Camptogramma correlata) XANTHORHOINI, LARENTIINAE, GEOMETRIDAE, GEOMETROIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria: Part 3)
The adult moths of this species have yellow wings with dark wiggly submarginal lines on the forewings. The hindwings have very faint markings. The undersides are more equally marked with dark wiggly lines and splotches. The moth is often found resting facing downwards. The moths have a wing span of about 2.5 cms.
Specimens of the adult moth of this species have been taken in
The type specimen is erroneously labelled as from
The species is often confused with Chrysolarentia insulsata, and indeed may be the same species, in which case Chrysolarentia correlata would be the senior synonym.
Further reading:
Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria: Part 3,
Waves & Carpets - GEOMETROIDEA (C),
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2011, pp. 12-15.
Francis Walker,
Geometrites,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 25 (1862), pp. 1330-1331, No. 22.
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(written 5 September 2013, updated 6 February 2024)