| High-country Carpet (previously known as Xanthorhoe nephodes) XANTHORHOINI, LARENTIINAE, GEOMETRIDAE, GEOMETROIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
female
(Photo: courtesy of
HarveyPerkins,
Tharwa, Australian Capital Territory)
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| High-country Carpet (previously known as Xanthorhoe nephodes) XANTHORHOINI, LARENTIINAE, GEOMETRIDAE, GEOMETROIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
female
(Photo: courtesy of
HarveyPerkins,
Tharwa, Australian Capital Territory)
Each forewing of the adult moth of this species has patterns of wiggly bands of light and dark brown, and an elongated dark spot near the middle. The hindwings are paler than the forewings, with the same central spot, but only vestigial bands. The males and females have similar wing patterns, but the antennae of the females is thread-like, and males have feathery antennae. The moths have a wingspan of about 4 cms.
The species is found in the mountainous areas of
Further reading:
Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria: Part 3,
Waves & Carpets - GEOMETROIDEA (C),
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2011, pp. 22-23.
Edward Meyrick,
Revision of Australian Lepidoptera IV,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Series 2, Volume 5, Part 4 (1890), pp. 874-874, No. 89.
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(written 1 May 2018, updated 18 December 2022)