NACOPHORINI , ENNOMINAE , GEOMETRIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
and
Cathy Young
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 19 June 2005)
(Photo: copyright
Cathy Young)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
and
Cathy Young
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 19 June 2005)
(Photo: copyright
Cathy Young)
When young, these caterpillars are brown on top, with a greenish dorsal stripe, and are off-white underneath. Older caterpillars are reddish-brown with some black and white spots along the sides.
The Caterpillars feed on the foliage of :
The adult moths have streaky brown forewings, and pale hindwings. At rest, the wings are held over the body. The wingspan is about 6 cms.
Eggs are green and laid in a neat array on the leaf of a foodplant.
The species is found in south-eastern Australia.
Further reading :
Catherine J. Young, and
Peter B. McQuillan,
Redescription of the little-known Australian geometrid moth
Palleopa innotata Walker, 1866
(Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae),
Insect Systematics and Evolution, Volume 32 (2001), Part 3, pp. 263-278.
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