| Smudged Cape-moth (formerly known as Encryphodes syscia) DIPTYCHINI, ENNOMINAE, GEOMETRIDAE, GEOMETROIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Paul Whitington,
Wonboyn, New South Wales)
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| Smudged Cape-moth (formerly known as Encryphodes syscia) DIPTYCHINI, ENNOMINAE, GEOMETRIDAE, GEOMETROIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Paul Whitington,
Wonboyn, New South Wales)
The adult moths of this species have brown forewings, each with two dark smudged streaks, and a pale streak along the costa. The hindwings are pale brown. The moths have a wingspan of about 2.5 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. 10-11.
A. Jefferis Turner,
Revision of Australian Lepidoptera VI (Third instalment),
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 44 (1919), p. 385, No 227.
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(written 18 December 2015, updated 17 June 2025)