Oenochroma ochripennata (Walker, 1860) (previously known as Phallaria ochripennata) OENOCHROMINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

female
(Photo: courtesy of Paul Kay, Perth, Western Australia)

The adult moths are brown. The forewings are crossed by three dark curvy lines. The hindwings are crossed by two such lines. The forewing wingtips are recurved. The hindwing tornus is nearly a right angle. The moths have a wingspan of about 5 cms.

male
(Photo: courtesy of Paul Kay, Perth, Western Australia)

The species has been found in

Western Australia.

underside
(Photo: courtesy of Paul Kay, Perth, Western Australia)

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Further reading

Francis Walker,
Geometrites,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 21 (1860), p. 284, No. 3.

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(written 14 October 2022)