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Triangular geometrid
Epidesmia chilonaria
-37.8983, 145.31
Field Notes
Description:
A beautiful geometrid with brown wings and dark submarginal areas. A dark brown line bordered the submarginal area. The hind wings were a bright yellow becoming brown near the trailing margins. the under side of the wings showed a dark patch.
Wing span was about 40 mm.
Habitat:
suburban garden
Notes:
I spotted a similar moth late last month but did not get a shot of the hind wing. This spotting is to record a shot of the hindwing. something I could not get for my previous spotting, late last month.
Larvae live on eucalyptus and bottle brush (Callistemon)leaves.
Fa.mily: Geometridae
Subfamily: Oenochrominae
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Epidesmia chilonaria
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PublishedDecember 30, 2013
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