Gastrinodes bitaeniaria (Le Guillou, 1841)
(one synonym is : Gastrina erebina Walker, 1860)
 BOARMIINI ,   ENNOMINAE ,   GEOMETRIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
and
Catherine J. Young & Stella Crossley


(Photo: copyright Cathy Young)

The colour of this Caterpillar is brown with a pink and orange shaded patches. It feeds on the leaves of :

  • Gum Trees ( Eucalyptus, MYRTACEAE ).


    (Photo: copyright Cathy Young)

    The adult moth is light brown with wavy transverse dark brown lines extending across both wings. The wingspan is about 4 cms.


    eggs, magnified
    (Photo: copyright Cathy Young)

    The eggs are yellow, oval, and minutely pitted all over.

    The species has been found in

  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales,
  • Australian Capital Territory,
  • Victoria, and
  • Tasmania, and
  • South Australia.

    Further reading :

    Catherine J. Young,
    Characterisation of the Australian Nacophorini and a Phylogeny for the Geometridae from Molecular and Morphological Data, Ph.D. thesis, University of Tasmania, 2003.

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    (updated 17 September 2011)