(previously known as : Iodis rhodocosma)
GEOMETRINAE , GEOMETRIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 6 June 2008)
(Photo: courtesy of
Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 6 June 2008)
(Photo: courtesy of
Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)
The caterpillars of this species feed on the young shoots and leaves of:
The adult moths are green with purplish-brown markings on the wings. The moths have a wingspan of about 3 cms.
The species is found in the north of Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland, and New South Wales.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 373.
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