Phrixocomes ophiucha (Meyrick, 1890)
Coastal Heath Moth
 (formerly known as Dichromodes ophiucha)
OENOCHROMINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Phrixocomes ophiucha
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Moths of Victoria: Part 4)

The adult moth of this species has brown forewings with some variable dark streaks. The hindwings are plain pale brown. The labial palps are long and held extended in front of the head. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

Phrixocomes ophiucha
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Moths of Victoria: Part 4)

The species has been found in:

  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales, and
  • Victoria.

    Further reading :

    Peter Marriott,
    Moths of Victoria: Part 4,
    Emeralds and Allies - GEOMETROIDEA (B)    ,
    Entomological Society of Victoria, 2013, pp. 20-21.

    Edward Meyrick,
    Revision of Australian Lepidoptera III,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Series 2, Volume 4, Part 4 (1890), p. 1186, No. 52.

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    (written 7 May 2014, updated 18 June 2021, 10 September 2022)