(one synonym is : Choara indicator Walker, 1862)
LITHININI , ENNOMINAE , GEOMETRIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
and
Cathy Young
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 27 April 2005)
(Photo: copyright Cathy Young)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
and
Cathy Young
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 27 April 2005)
(Photo: copyright Cathy Young)
These caterpillars are loopers, having only 4 prolegs. They are brown with a light and dark markings. The feed on :
The adult moth is pale brown with a faint submarginal band and varied darker markings on the forewings. The forewings have hooktips. The wingspan is about 5 cms.
The eggs are spherical and covered in a fine embossed honeycomb pattern. Initially they are white, darkening through pink as hatching approaches.
The species occurs in all the states of of Australia, but has not been recorded from the Northern Territory.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 366.
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