(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Collection, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney)

The adult moth of this species has brown light and dark bands across the forewings, and has yellow hindwings. The moths have a wing span of about 2.5 cms. The moths often rest facing downwards.

facing downwards
(Photo: courtesy of Richard Allen, Tharwa, Australian Capital Territory)

The species is found over much of south-east Australia, including

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

Further reading :

Peter B. McQuillan,
An overview of the Tasmanian geometrid moth fauna (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) and its conservation status,
Journal of Insect Conservation,
Volume 8, Issues 2 & 3, June 2004, pp. 209-220.

Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria: Part 3,
Waves & Carpets - GEOMETROIDEA (C),
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2011, pp. 14-15.

Francis Walker,
Geometrites,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 25 (1861), p. 1407, No. 66.

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(updated 24 September 2011, 6 January 2025)