Syneora fractata (Walker, 1862) T-marked Bark Moth (previously known as Scotosia fractata) BOARMIINI,   ENNOMINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Wendy Moore, Freshwater Creek, Victoria)

The Caterpillar of this species is brown with with a complex pattern of dark markings.

(Photo: courtesy of Wendy Moore, Freshwater Creek, Victoria)

The first three pairs of prolegs are missing. The caterpillar grows to a length of about 2.5 cms.

female
(Photo: courtesy of Cathy Powers, Brisbane Ranges, Victoria)

The adult moths 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.

male
(Photo: courtesy of Marilyn Hewish, Moths of Victoria: Part 7)

The species may be found in

Victoria.

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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 12 August 2024)