(one synonym is: Protuliocnemis elegans)
GEOMETRINAE , GEOMETRIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 6 June 2008)
(Photo: courtesy of
Buck Richardson, Kuranda)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 6 June 2008)
(Photo: courtesy of
Buck Richardson, Kuranda)
This caterpillar camouflages itself. It is dull yellow and has protuberances along the body to which it attaches bits of leaf and bark. It has been found feeding on the foliage of :
The male adult moth is green with a series of curved white lines near the wing margins, and a brown mark on the tornus of each forewing, and the margin of each hindwing. The wingspan is about 2 cms.
The species occurs in the oriental tropics, including :
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