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Geometrid Moth - male

Syneora fractata

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This pale geometrid had a wing span of about 20 mm. A smudged dark line ran across all four wings with each forewing showing a dark speck just below the line. All four wings showed a transverse thin wavy line running though from just anterior to the fore wing apices.
The thorax had a low profile ridge along the mid line. <br>
Antennae were feathery - male

Habitat:

Spotted in a nature reserve with mixed natives.

Notes:

My thanks to Peter Marriott for the ID.

Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae <br>

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