The adult moth has pale brown wings, with a large dark brown triangle outlined in white on each forewing. The moth is unusual for its family GEOMETRIDAE in keeping its hindwings covered by the forewings in its natural posture. The wingspan is about 1 cm.

(Photo: courtesy of Olga Schmidt)

The species is found in :

Further reading:

Olga Schmidt,
A revision of the genus Chaetolopha Warren (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae) with a description of Parachaetolopha, gen. nov.,
Invertebrate Systematics,
Volume 16 (2002), pp. 703-733.

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(updated 15 March 2010)