The adult moths of this species are brown with a subtle pattern of darker lines.

(Photo: copyright Cathy Young)

The eggs are laid loosely attached to the substrate, and are oval with a fine hexagonal ridge pattern. Their diameter is about 0.75 mm. Initially they are pale ,later becoming dark as hatching approaches.

The species is found in Tasmania in the highlands at an altitude range of 600-1230 metres.

Further reading :

Peter B. McQuillan,
An overview of the Tasmanian geometrid moth fauna (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) and its conservation status,
Journal of Insect Conservation, Volume 8, Issue 2 - 3, June 2004, pp. 209 - 220.

Catherine J. Young,
Characterisation of the Australian Nacophorini and a Phylogeny for the Geometridae from Molecular and Morphological Data, Ph.D. thesis, University of Tasmania, 2003.

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