Chloroclystis filata (Guenée, 1857),
(previously known as Eupithecia filata)
 EUPITHECIINI ,   LARENTIINAE ,   GEOMETRIDAE

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

Chloroclystis filata
(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda).

The adult moth of this species is brown, with sinuous pale bands across the wings. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

The species is found in :

  • New Zealand,
    as well as in Australia in:
  • Australian Capital Territory,
  • Norfolk Island,
  • South Australia,
  • Tasmania, and
  • Victoria.

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    (updated 1 June 2010)