(one synonym: Camptogramma strangulata)
HYDRIOMENINI, LARENTIINAE,
GEOMETRIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 25 February 2004)
(Specimen: courtesy of the
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 25 February 2004)
(Specimen: courtesy of the
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
These Caterpillars probably feed on :
The adult moths have wings are usually bright ochreous-yellow. Each forewing has a dark discal dot, and a dark median band. The moths have a wingspan of about 3 cms.
The species occurs in New Zealand, and the southern half of Australia including Tasmania, from Queensland across to Western Australia.
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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