Amelora catacris Meyrick, 1892
Alpine Cape-moth
 DIPTYCHINI,   ENNOMINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Amelora catacris
male
(Photo: courtesy of Ken Harris, Falls Creek, Victoria)

The adult moths of this species are brown. They have black and white zigzag submarginal line on each forewing, and some vague dark spots on each wing.

Amelora catacris
male
(Photo: courtesy of E. Friedrich, Moths of Victoria: Part 5)

The females have thread-like antennae and the males have feathery antennae. The females have forewing tips that are more pointed than those of the male. The hindwings are paler than the forewings. The wingspan is about 2.5 cms.

Amelora catacris
female
(Photo: courtesy of Marilyn Hewish, Moths of Victoria: Part 5)

The species has been found in:

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

    Amelora catacris
    underside
    (Photo: copyright of Brett and Marie Smith at Ellura Sanctuary, South Australia)

    Further Reading

    Marilyn Hewish,
    Moths of Victoria: Part 5,
    Satin Moths and Allies - GEOMETROIDEA (A)    ,
    Entomological Society of Victoria, 2014, pp. 10-11.

    Edward Meyrick,
    Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera XVI: Tineidae,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Series 2, Volume 6, Part 4 (1892), p. 650, No. 81.

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    (written 17 December 2015, updated 2 April 2023)