Russet Crest-moth (formerly known as Stathmorrhopa hypoleuca) DIPTYCHINI, ENNOMINAE, GEOMETRIDAE, GEOMETROIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
male
(Photo: courtesy of Marilyn Hewish,
Moths of Victoria: Part 5)
The adult moths of this species have reddish brown wings, sometimes each with a dark spot near the middle. The tips of the forewings are slightly hooked. The fore-legs are brown, and the mid- and hind-legs are white. The females have thread-like antennae and slightly more hooked forewing tips. The males have pectinated antennae.
At rest, the wings are held over the body like a tent. The wingspan is about 4 cms.
The species has been found in:
Further reading :
Marilyn Hewish,
Moths of Victoria: Part 5 - Satin Moths and Allies - GEOMETROIDEA (A),
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2014, pp. 34-35.
A. Jefferis Turner,
Revision of Australian Lepidoptera VI (Third instalment),
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 44 (1919), p. 393, No. 248.
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(written 3 January 2016, updated 5 March 2021)