male (sorry it is not a colour image)
(Photo: courtesy of Olga and Stefan Schmidt)

The adult moths have forewings that are usually pale ochreous in colour (greyish in winter forms). The forewings in both sexes have the apex slightly pointed, and the termen slightly sinuate. There are two obscure dark lines across each forewing converging on the inner margin which often end in a dark mark. The moths have a wingspan of about 3 cms.

The species occurs in the southern half of Australia, from New South Wales across to Western Australia, excluding Tasmania.

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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