Perixera flavirubra Warren, 1896
 (one synonym : Perixera flavareata Warren, 1897)
STERRHINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
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and
Stella Crossley

Perixera flavirubra
male
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species are brown with variable markings consisting of dark lines and/or spots. The wingspan is about 3.5 cms.

Perixera flavirubra
female
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda, Queensland)

The species, as several subspecies, has been found across south east Asia, including

  • Malaysia,
  • New Guinea,
  • Sumatra,

    and in Australia in

  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    William Warren,
    New species of Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Uraniidae, Epilemidae, and Geometridae in the Tring Museum.,
    Novitates Zoologicae,
    Volume 3 (1896), p. 375, No. 101.

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    (updated 17 March 2010, 12 September 2020)