Chlenias stenosticha Turner, 1919
Pale Grey Crest-moth
 DIPTYCHINI,   ENNOMINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Chlenias stenosticha
(Photo: courtesy of Marilyn Hewish, Moths of Victoria: Part 5)

These Caterpillars are dark brown with a white line along each side containing an orange mark on each side of each segment. The caterpillar has been found feeding on

  • Hakea and
  • Grevillea, (both in PROTEACEAE ),

    as well as

  • Cryptandra ( RHAMNACEAE )
  • Pultenaea ( FABACEAE ) and
  • Cassytha ( LAURACEAE ).

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

    The adult moths of this species have brown forewings, each with some incomplete dark streaks. The hindwings are pale brown darkening toward the edges. The wingspan is about 4 cms.

    Chlenias stenosticha
    male
    (Photo: courtesy of Marilyn Hewish, Moths of Victoria: Part 5)

    The species has been found in:

  • Victoria,
  • South Australia, and
  • Western Australia.

    Further Reading

    Marilyn Hewish,
    Moths of Victoria: Part 5 - Satin Moths and Allies - GEOMETROIDEA (A),
    Entomological Society of Victoria, 2014, pp. 20-21.

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    Revision of Australian Lepidoptera VI (Third instalment),
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Volume 44 (1919), p. 402, No. 270.

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    (written 30 December 2015, updated 25 September 2019, 19 February 2021)