These caterpillars are black with red and white stripes. They have sparse stiff black hairs. The caterpillars feed on a variety of plants.

(Photo: copyright Cathy Young)

The adult moths are pale brown with dark markings. At rest, the moths hold their wings folded like a tent.

(Photo: copyright Cathy Young)

The eggs are oval and finely dimpled. Initially they are pale yellowish green, later becoming red as hatching approaches.

eggs, magnified
(Photo: copyright Cathy Young)

Further reading :

Peter B. McQuillan,
An overview of the Tasmanian geometrid moth fauna (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) and its conservation status,
Journal of Insect Conservation, Volume 8, Issues 2 & 3, June 2004, pp. 209-220.

Catherine J. Young,
Characterisation of the Australian Nacophorini and a Phylogeny for the Geometridae from Molecular and Morphological Data, Ph.D. thesis, University of Tasmania, 2003.

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