Eupithecia costalis Walker, 1863
 (also known as Pena costalis)
EUPITHECIINI,   LARENTIINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Eupithecia costalis
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda, Queensland)

The adult moth has off-white wings, with a variable patchy pattern of green and brown lines and red-orange sploches.

The species is found in Asia, including

  • Borneo,
  • Hong Kong,

    as well as in Australia in:

  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales.

    Further reading

    Francis Walker,
    Geometrites,
    List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
    Part 22 (1861), p. 555, No. 21.

    previous
    back
    caterpillar
    Australian
    Australian Butterflies
    butterflies
    Australian
    home
    Lepidoptera
    Australian
    Australian Moths
    moths
    next
    next
    caterpillar

    (updated 1 June 2011, 25 May 2019)