Cleora repetita (Butler, 1882)
(one synonym is: Syneora speciosa Turner, 1947)
 BOARMIINI , ENNOMINAE ,  GEOMETRIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 31 March 2008)


(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville)

The caterpillars of this species have been found feeding on:

  • Fenzlia obtusa ( MYRTACEAE ),
  • Blackbutt ( Eucalyptus pilularis, MYRTACEAE ),
  • Willow Bottlebrush ( Callistemon saligna, MYRTACEAE ),
  • Crows Ash ( Flindersia australis, RUTACEAE ), and
  • Avocado ( Persea americana, LAURACEAE ).


    (Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

    The adult moth is greyish brown with a dark wavy lines across each wing. The moth has a wingspan of about 4 cms.


    (Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

    The species has been found in:

  • Borneo, and
  • New Guinea,

    and in Australia in:

  • Northern Territory,
  • Queensland, and
  • Western Australia.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 366-367.

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