| Harmonious Carpet (previously known as Hydriomena symphona) XANTHORHOINI, LARENTIINAE, GEOMETRIDAE, GEOMETROIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
John Bundock,
Namadgi National Park, Australian Capital Territory)
The adult moth of this species is usually grey or brown with several white zig-zag lines across each forewing. The hindwings are pale grey with a faint pattern of zig-zag lines. The wing margins are chequered. The moths have a wingspan of about 3 cms. The moths seem to like resting facing downwards.
The species occurs in
Further reading:
Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria: Part 3,
Waves & Carpets - GEOMETROIDEA (C),
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2011, pp. 16-17.
Edward Meyrick,
Revision of Australian Lepidoptera V,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Series 2, Volume 5, Part 4 (1890), p. 832, No. 40.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(written 7 September 2013, updated 6 February 2026)