Mnesiloba eupitheciata (Walker, 1863)
(previously known as: Phibalapteryx eupitheciata)
 EUPITHECIINI ,   LARENTIINAE ,   GEOMETRIDAE

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

Mnesiloba eupitheciata
(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda).

The adult moth of this species has a brown pattern of submarginal zig-zag bands. The abdomen has various dark and light brown segments. The moths have a wing span of about 2 cms.

The species is thought to occur across the south-east Asia and the south Pacific, including

  • Fiji,
  • India, and
  • Taiwan,
    as well as in Australia in
  • Queensland,
  • Australian Capital Territory, and
  • Victoria.

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    (updated 24 September 2011)