Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 27 February 2006)
(Photo: courtesy of Ken Harris,
Morwell Park, Victoria)
These caterpillars feed on low growing herbaceous plants such as:
The adult moth of this species has brown light and dark bands across the forewings, and has pale yellow hindwings. The moths have a wing span of about 2 cms.
The species is found over much of south-east Australia, including Tasmania.
Further reading :
Peter B. McQuillan,
An overview of the Tasmanian geometrid moth fauna
(Lepidoptera: Geometridae) and its conservation status,
Journal of Insect Conservation, Volume 8,
Issues 2 & 3, June 2004, pp. 209-220.
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