Fisera species
 DIPTYCHINI,   ENNOMINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Cathy Byrne & Stella Crossley


(Photo: copyright Cathy Byrne)

Early instars of this species are greenish with broad brown stripes along each side, brown spots, and a ruddy brown head. The caterpillars feed on the foliage of:

  • Gum Trees ( Eucalyptus, MYRTACEAE ).


    (Photo: copyright Cathy Byrne)

    Later instars become hump-backed and mainly green, with a dorsal yellow line. and have sparse small white spots ringed with black along the body, and have an off-white head with black speckles.


    (Photo: copyright Cathy Byrne)

    The adult moths of this species have forewings that are pale brown with some indistinct dark markings.


    eggs, highly magnified
    (Photo: copyright Cathy Byrne)

    The eggs are oval. Initially they are white, but they become brown as hatching approaches.

    Further reading :

    Catherine J. Young,
    Characterisation of the Australian Nacophorini and a Phylogeny for the Geometridae from Molecular and Morphological Data,
    Ph.D. thesis, University of Tasmania, 2003.

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    (updated 20 December 2009, 5 July 2019)