Notiosterrha pulcherrima (Turner, 1939)
Beautiful Wave
(formerly known as Sterrha pulcherrima)
LARENTIINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Notiosterrha pulcherrima
(Photo: courtesy of G.M. Goods, Forrestania, Western Australia)

The adult moth of this species has pink and brown forewings, each crossed by three or four zigzag off-white lines. The hindwings are off-white. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

Notiosterrha pulcherrima
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Koch, Tolderol Game Reserve, South Australia)

The species is found in Australia in:

  • Victoria
  • South Australia, and
  • Western Australia.


    Further reading:

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    New Australian Lepidoptera,
    Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
    Volume 50 (1939), p. 134.


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    (written 4 November 2018, updated 3 December 2023)