Agathia pisina Butler, 1887
(one synonym is: Agathia asterias Meyrick, 1888)
GEOMETRINAE, GEOMETRIDAE

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

(updated 18 April 2009)


(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The caterpillars of this species feed on:

  • Native Rubber Vine ( Gymnanthera oblonga, APOCYNACEAE ).

    The adult moths are green with brown markings. The hindwings are unusual in having a cusp halfway along the margin.

    The species is found in:

  • Queensland, and
  • Norfolk Island.


    Norfolk Island
    1976

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