both of the family: BIGNONIACEAE.

It goes walk-about in order to pupate. The pupa is enclosed in a thin cocoon.

The adult moth has each wing divided into six fronds, each of which has brown and white patches along its length. The hindwings are rather paler than the forewings. It normally rests with its wings outstretched, like many of the GEOMETRIDAE. It has a peculiar habit of running when disturbed with its wings outstretched, and only flying away as a last resort.

(Specimen: courtesy of the The Australian Museum)

The moth has a wingspan of about 1 cm. It occurs in

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 30.12, p. 327.

Buck Richardson,
Mothology,
LeapFrogOz, Kuranda, 2008, p. 12.

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