Cross-line Wave Moth - Gnamptoloma aventiaria

Family Geometridae

This page contains information about Cross-line Wave Moths that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Wingspan 20mm

 

 

The moth is reddish in colour with a "burn mark" on forewings. There is a yellow line across wings. Each forewing has a dark spot. The wings base colours vary from pale brown to pale green.

 

 

The caterpillar is green or brown in colour, moving in typical looper fashion. Pictures were taken in Mt Coot-tha, Mar 2008.   

 

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Reference:

1. Traminda aventiaria (Guenée, 1857) - Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2011.

2. Moths of Australia - I. F. B. Common, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p375, Plate11.33.

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