Epidesmia tricolor Duncan & Westwood, 1841
(previously known as : Panagra tricolor)
OENOCHROMINAE, GEOMETRIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 23 August 2004)


(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

This Caterpillar has been raised on:

  • Teatree ( Leptospermum, MYRTACEAE ).

    The adult moth is black, with a white line across each fore wing, and an orange spot on each hind wing. It has a wingspan of about 7 cms. It is found in the wet sclerophyll forests from south Queensland to Victoria.


    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 370.


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