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Family
Geometridae
- This page contains pictures and information about Wave Moths and Caterpillars in
subfamily Sterrhinae that we found in the Brisbane
area, Queensland, Australia.
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- Moths in this subfamily are small in size with wingspan of less tha 20mm. They
are usually pale brown or
yellow in colour. They usually have transverse lines on both wings.
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- Cross-line
Wave Moth
 - Gnamptoloma aventiaria, wing span 20mm.
- The moth is reddish in colour with a "burn mark" on forewings.
There is a yellow line across wings. Each forewing has a dark spot. The
wings base colours vary from pale brown to pale green. Please check this page
for more information.
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- Cream Wave Moth
 - Scopula perlata or S. optivata, wingspan 20mm
- Species Scopula are very similar to one another. The moths within
the same species are also with vary colours. The moths in genus Scopula are pale brown to pale green in
colours with slightly darker wavy markings. Please check this page
for more information.
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- Orange-brown Wave Moth
 - ? Idaea sp., wingspan 20mm
- We found this moth outside our house. This moth came to our house
attracted by the window lights. Please visit this page
for more infromation.
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- Wave Moth Loopers
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- ? sp., length 20mm
to 40mm
- We
believe all the caterpillars we put in this page
are in
subfamily Sterrhinae, although we did not find out their ID yet.
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- Reference:
- 1. Moths
of Australia - I. F. B. Common, Melbourne University Press,
1990, p374.
- 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. STERRHINAE 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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