Aeolochroma turneri (T.P. Lucas, 1890)
(previously known as: Hypochroma turneri)
GEOMETRINAEGEOMETRIDAE

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


(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The adult moths of this species have a complex brown pattern with a greenish tinge on the wings. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

The species is found in

  • Northern Territory, and
  • Queensland.


    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 11.6, p. 372.

    Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
    A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 139.


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    (updated 6 November 2010)