| (previously known as Panagra egenata) OENOCHROMINAE, GEOMETRIDAE, GEOMETROIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Peter Hendry,
Sheldon, Queensland)
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| (previously known as Panagra egenata) OENOCHROMINAE, GEOMETRIDAE, GEOMETROIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Peter Hendry,
Sheldon, Queensland)
The adult moths of this species have greyish brown forewings, each with various markings including a wavy transverse orange line, and a variable complex dark mark near the tornus. The hindwings also each have a wavy orange transverse line. The wingspan is about 3 cms. In their natural resting pose, the moths hold their wings flat, with the forewings partly covering the hindwings. The males and the females in this genus both have thread-like antennae.
The species has been found in
Further reading :
Francis Walker,
Geometrites,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 23 (1861), p. 997, No. 24.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(written 10 November 2023)