Paralaea polysticha (Goldfinch, 1944)
Streaky Crest-moth
 (formerly known as Stathmorrhopa polysticha)
DIPTYCHINI,   ENNOMINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Marilyn Hewish, Moths of Victoria: Part 5)

The forewings of this species have striated grey or brown forewings, often with a dark spot near the middle. The hindwings are white, with dark veins. The wingspan is about 6 cms.


(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/CNC/CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in

  • New South Wales, and
  • Victoria.


    wing undersides
    (Photo: courtesy of Marilyn Hewish, Moths of Victoria: Part 5)

    Further reading :

    Gilbert Macarthur Goldfinch,
    Notes on Australian Boarmiidae and Oenochromidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of new species,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Volume 69 (1944), p. 195.

    Marilyn Hewish,
    Moths of Victoria: Part 5,
    Satin Moths and Allies - GEOMETROIDEA (A)    ,
    Entomological Society of Victoria, 2014, pp. 28-29.

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    (updated 18 October 2011, 27 April 2026)