| T-marked Bark Moth (previously known as Scotosia fractata) BOARMIINI, ENNOMINAE, GEOMETRIDAE, GEOMETROIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
female
(Photo: courtesy of
Cathy Powers, Brisbane Ranges, Victoria)
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| T-marked Bark Moth (previously known as Scotosia fractata) BOARMIINI, ENNOMINAE, GEOMETRIDAE, GEOMETROIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
female
(Photo: courtesy of
Cathy Powers, Brisbane Ranges, Victoria)
The adult moths of this species are brown with wavy dark and pale lines across each wing, and a T mark or tiny face with a moustache on the thorax. The wingspan is about 3 cms.
The species may be found in
Further reading :
Marilyn Hewish,
Moths of Victoria: Part 7,
Bark Moths and Allies - GEOMETROIDEA (D),
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2016, pp. 26-27.
Francis Walker,
Geometrites,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 25 (1862), p. 1359, No. 34.
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(written 1 February 2017, updated 25 July 2018)