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Family
Geometridae
- This page contains pictures and information about Carpet Moths and Caterpillars in
subfamily Larentiinae that we found in the Brisbane
area, Queensland, Australia.
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- Moths in this subfamily are from small to medium in size. They are mostly
brown with patterns of distinct transverse wavy lines across wings. Their
common name Carpet refers to those patterns on their wings.
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- Banded Carpet Moth I
 - Mnesiloba eupitheciata, wingspan 20mm
- Pictures were taken on July 2007 in Botanic Garden. Please check this page
for more information.
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- Banded Carpet Moth II
 - ? Aponotoreas sp., wingspan 20mm
- We found this moth outside our house. This moth came to our house
attracted by the window lights. Please check this page
for more information.
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- Banded Carpet Moth III
 - Epyaxa sodaliata, wingspan 20mm
- We found this moth outside our house. This moth came to our house
attracted by the window lights. Please check this page
for more information.
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- Green and Brown Carpet Moth
 - Chloroclystis catastreptes, wingspan 20mm
- We took this picture in our back yard on 2002. Please check this page
for more infromation.
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- Carpet Moth Caterpillars
  - ? sp., length 10mm
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- Reference:
- 1. Moths
of Australia - I. F. B. Common, Melbourne University Press,
1990, p375.
- 2. A
Guide to Australian Moths - Paul Zborowski, Ted Edwards, CSIRO
PUBLISHING, 2007, p137.
- 3. Northern
Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.
- 4. LARENTIINAE in Australia - Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2011.
- 5. Moths
of Victoria Part 3 - Waves & Carpets - GEOMETROIDAE (C) - Peter
Marriott, Entomological Society of Victoria, 2011.
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