| Tasmanian Saltmarsh Looper Moth (also known as Scopula achroa) STERRHINAE, GEOMETRIDAE, GEOMETROIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of Marilyn Hewish,
Moths of Victoria: Part 3)
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| Tasmanian Saltmarsh Looper Moth (also known as Scopula achroa) STERRHINAE, GEOMETRIDAE, GEOMETROIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of Marilyn Hewish,
Moths of Victoria: Part 3)
This adult moth is brown. Each wing is crossed by dark zig-zag bands. The wingspan is about 2 cms.
The species is rare, being found only in the few remaining saltmarshes of
Further reading:
Oswald B. Lower,
Descriptions of new genera and species of Australian Lepidoptera,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 26 (1902), p. 229.
Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria: Part 3,
Waves & Carpets - GEOMETROIDEA (C),
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2011, pp. 10-11.
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(written 1 June 2005, updated 1 June 2018, 28 April 2020)