Aeolochroma metarhodata (Walker, [1863])
(previously known as : Scotosia metarhodata)
 GEOMETRINAE ,   GEOMETRIDAE

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

This Caterpillar is green with a white line along each side. It only has the final two pairs of prolegs, so walks in a looper fashion. It is known to feed on:

  • Yellow Tea Tree ( Leptospermum polygalifolium, MYRTACEAE ).


    (Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda)

    The adult moths of this species have forewings that are dark green with a complex pattern. The hindwings are plain greenish brown. The wingspan is about 3 cms.


    The species is found in

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


    (Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens, Upper Beaconsfield)

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 11.10, p. 372.

    Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
    A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 137.

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    (updated 27 June 2011)