female (sorry it is not a colour image)
(Photo: courtesy of Olga and Stefan Schmidt)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 25 February 2004)
These Caterpillars are initially green, but some later become brown. They feed on the foliage of :
In the adult moths, the wing coloration and pattern are very variable. The wings vary from grey to brown, with an indistinct dark mark at the apex and divergent markings across the middle of each forewing which sometimes make a 'V' shape. The forewings have a recurved margin with a pointed apex. The moths have a wingspan of about 3 cms.
The species occurs in the southern half of Australia, from New South Wales across to Western Australia, including Tasmania.
Further reading :
O. Schmidt, Australian species of Anachloris Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae): taxonomy, musculature of the male genitalia and systematic position, Australian Journal of Entomology, Volume 40, part 3 (July 2001), pp. 219-230.
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