The adult moths of this species are pale brown with a scattering of darker specks and spots. They have a wingspan of 34-38 mm.

eggs magnified
(Photo: copyright Cathy Young)

The eggs are ridged and spherical and white, with a diameter of about 0.5 mm. They turn red as they approach hatching.

The species is found in open eucalypt woodland from Tasmania to northern New South Wales.

Further reading :

Peter B. McQuillan,
The Tasmanian Geometrid Moths Associated with the Genus Amelora auctorum (Lepidoptera : Geometridae : Ennomina) ,
Invertebrate Taxonomy, Volume 10, Number 3, 1996, pp. 433-506.

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