The adult moths are brown with dark spots.

(Photo: copyright Cathy Young)

The eggs are laid unattached, and are smooth and oval. Initially they are white, later developing red patches as hatching approaches.

The species is found in Tasmania and Victoria.

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, Issue 2 - 3, June 2004, pp. 209 - 220.

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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