(one synonym is Perixera lophosceles Turner, 1908) STERRHINAE, GEOMETRIDAE, GEOMETROIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
The adult moths of this species are a speckled pale brown, with a small dark annular spot on each hindwing, often filled with orange. The moths have a wingspan of about 3 cms.
The species is found across south-east Asia, including :
and in Australia in
Further reading :
A. Jefferis Turner,
Revision of Australian Lepidoptera IV,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 32 (1908), p. 688, No. 90.
William Warren,
New Indian Epiplemidae and Geometridae,
Novitates Zoologicae,
Volume 3 (1896), p. 312, No. 14.
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(updated 30 July 2011, 31 March 2017, 28 June 2019, 3 Decembner 2020)