Chlenomorpha lygdina (Turner, 1917) (formerly known as Syneora lygdina) DIPTYCHINI,   ENNOMINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA

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

male
(Photo: courtesy of Daniel Heald, Wellard, Western Australia)

The adult moths of this species have pale brown forewings, each with a vague pale broad post-medial band and some faint dark spots on each forewing, and a vague dark submarginal band on each hindwing. The males have feathery antennae, and the females have thread-like antennae. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

female
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in:

Western Australia.

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Further reading :

A. Jefferis Turner,
Revision of Australian Lepidoptera VI,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 42 (1917), p. 365, No. 90.

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(written 16 February 2017, updated 11 October 2020)