Chrysolarentia nephodes (Meyrick, 1891)
(one synonym is: Diplocteria nephodes)
XANTHORHOINI ,   LARENTIINAE ,   GEOMETRIDAE

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


(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

The adult moth of this species has brown wings, the forewings having a series of light and dark wiggly lines running across them parallel to the margin. It has a wing span of about 2.5 cms.

The species is found in the mountainous areas of

  • New South Wales, and
  • Victoria.

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    (updated 24 September 2011)