Oenochroma privata (Walker, 1860) (previously known as Hypographa privata) OENOCHROMINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult moths are pale brown with a faint pattern of a few dark lines and spots. The wing margins are scalloped, and the forewing wingtips recurved. The moths have a wingspan of about 2 cms. The underside has a dark band across each wing.

(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Blackheath, New South Wales)

The species has been found in

Australian Capital Territory.

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Further reading

Francis Walker,
Geometrites,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 21 (1860), pp. 286-287, No. 2.

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(updated 30 March 2013)