Oxymacaria odontias (Lower, 1893)
(one synonym is: Xenoneura tephrinata Warren, 1896)
MARCARIINI , ENNOMINAE , GEOMETRIDAE

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

(updated 1 April 2008)


(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville)

The adult moth of this species is pale brown, speckled with a darker brown band across each wing.


underside
(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville)

The underside is also pale brown, and has a darker brown jagged submarginal band with two parallel lines, and a dark dot near the middle, under each wing.

The species has been found in Australia in:

  • Queensland.

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