Both sexes of adult moth have fawn forewings with an indistinct dark mark near the middle. The hind wings have fawn margins fading to satin-white at the bases. The wingspan is about 5.6 cms.

female
(Photo: copyright Cathy Young)

This species is only found in Western Australia.

Further reading :

Peter B. McQuillan, Catherine J. Young, and A.M.M. Richardson, A revision of the Australian moth genus Paralaea Guest (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae), Invertebrate Taxonomy, Volume 15, part 3 (2001), pp. 277-317.

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