Chrysolarentia perornata (Walker, 1862)
(also known as: Euphyia perornata)
XANTHORHOINI ,   LARENTIINAE ,   GEOMETRIDAE

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

Chrysolarentia perornata
(Photo: courtesy of David Hewitt, Lake Mountain, Victoria).

The adult moth of this species is pale brown with pink or brown markings around the margins, and in an arc across each forewing. The hindwings are paler with dark markings on the margins. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

Chrysolarentia perornata
(Photo: courtesy of David Hewitt, Lake Mountain, Victoria).

The species occurs in mountainous regions of :

  • New South Wales,
  • Tasmania, and
  • Victoria.


    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 11.37, p. 376.


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    (updated 24 April 2010)