NACOPHORINI , ENNOMINAE , GEOMETRIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
and
Catherine J. Young
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 17 May 2005)
(Photo: copyright Cathy Young)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
and
Catherine J. Young
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 17 May 2005)
(Photo: copyright Cathy Young)
Early instars of this species are greenish with broad brown stripes along each side, brown spots, and a ruddy brown head. The caterpillars feed on the foliage of:
Later instars become hump-backed and mainly green, but have sparse small white spots ringed with black along the body, and have an off-white head with black speckles.
The adult moths of this species have forewings that are pale brown with some indistinct dark markings.
The eggs are oval. Initially they are white, but they become brown as hatching approaches.
Further reading :
Catherine J. Young,
Characterisation of the Australian Nacophorini and a Phylogeny for the
Geometridae from Molecular and Morphological Data, Ph.D. thesis,
University of Tasmania, 2003.
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