These Caterpillars are loopers, having most prolegs missing. The caterpillars are green, with a thin orange band between the segments, and a reddish-brown head

(Photo: copyright Catherine J. Young)

The adult moths are brown with a complex pattern on the wings.

eggs, magnified
(Photo: copyright Catherine J. Young)

The eggs are oval, green, and covered in an embossed hexagonal mesh.

Malcolm J. Scoble & Martin Kruger,
A review of the genera of Macariini with a revised classification of the tribe (Geometridae: Ennominae),
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 134, Issue 3, March 2002, p.257.

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(updated 18 May 2005)