Onycodes rubra (T.P. Lucas, 1892)
 (one synonym : Arrhodia illidgei Lucas, 1894)
OENOCHROMINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)

The adult moth is yellow or reddish, with a subterminal darker line across each wing. The forewings each have a pink mark at the wingtip, and a dark mark on the costa, and another near the tornus. The wingspan is about 4.5 cms.


male
(Photo: courtesy of Dianne Clarke, Mapleton, Queensland)

The species has been found in Australia in

  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales, and
  • Victoria.


    underside
    (Photo: courtesy of Dianne Clarke, Mapleton, Queensland)

    Further reading :

    Thomas P. Lucas,
    On 34 new species of Australian Lepidoptera, with additional localities,
    Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
    Volume 8 (1892), p. 81.

    Thomas P. Lucas,
    Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera, with additional localities for known species,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Series 2, Volume 8 (1894), pp. 139-140.

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    (written 9 October 2014, updated 28 May 2017, 15 October 2020)