Hypobapta diffundens

Hypobapta diffundens (T.P. Lucas, 1891)
(one synonym is: Hypochroma eugramma Lower, 1892)
GEOMETRINAE , GEOMETRIDAE

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

(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville)

The caterpillars of this species feed on the foliage of

Gum trees ( Eucalyptus species, MYRTACEAE ).

The adult moths are grey with two jagged black lines across each forewing, and a paler area between them. The undersides are pale grey with broad black submarginal bands. There are thin black bands between the segments of the abdomen. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

The species is found in

Victoria.

Australian Capital Territory,

New South Wales,

Queensland, and

Northern Territory.

Further reading:

Noel McFarland
Zool J Linn Soc, Volume 150 (1988) pp. 273–283.