Dichromodes oriphoetes Turner, 1930 Alpine Heath Moth (one synonym : Dichromodes implicata Goldfinch, 1944) OENOCHROMINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Harvey Perkins, Cotter River, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult moths of this species have brown forewings with zig-zag patterns across each one. The hindwings are plain brown. The females have threadlike antennae. The males have antennae with a feather-like fringe on one side.

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

The underside of each forewing is plain brown. The underside of each hindwing shows some submarginal bands and a dark spot near the middle. The moths normally rest with the forewings covering the hindwings. The moths are inclined to rest head downwards. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

Th species is found around Mt. Kosciuszko, in

Victoria.

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Further Reading

Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria: Part 4,
Emeralds and Allies - GEOMETROIDEA (B),
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2012, pp. 24-25.

A. Jefferis Turner,
Revision of Australian Oenochromidae (Lepidoptera) II,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 55 (1930), p. 12, No. 90.

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(written 2 May 2014, updated 17 January 2025)