| Purple Cape-moth DIPTYCHINI, ENNOMINAE, GEOMETRIDAE, GEOMETROIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of E. Friedrich,
Moths of Victoria: Part 5)
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| Purple Cape-moth DIPTYCHINI, ENNOMINAE, GEOMETRIDAE, GEOMETROIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of E. Friedrich,
Moths of Victoria: Part 5)
The adult moths are brown with a purple sheen, each wing having a subterminal arc of very dark spots. The forewings each have a hooked wingtip. The hindwings are a paler brown than the forewings. The wingspan is about 3 cms.
The species has been found in
Further reading :
Marilyn Hewish,
Moths of Victoria: Part 5 - Satin Moths and Allies - GEOMETROIDEA (A),
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2014, pp. 8-9.
Gilbert Macarthur Goldfinch,
Notes on Australian Boarmiidae and Oenochromidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of new species,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 69 (1944), p. 194.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(written 20 December 2015, updated 23 February 2021)