(formerly known as Dichromodes ptilomacra) OENOCHROMINAE, GEOMETRIDAE, GEOMETROIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of Jesse & Peter Koch,
Cape Arid, Western Australia)
The adult moth of this species has brown forewings with zig-zag markings. The hindwings are plain brown. The labial palps are long and held extended in front of the head. The wingspan is about 2.6 cms.
The species has been found in:
Further reading :
Oswald B. Lower,
Descriptions of New South Australian Lepidoptera,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 15 (1892), pp. 8-9.
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(written 10 September 2022, updated 17 September 2022)