Portraits of South Australian Geometrid Moths

Acacia Acacia pycnantha BEHAVIOUR L5 Belair Beyeria Blackwood Blwd cling closely cocoon CODE-NO concol countershading crawling cremaster dark brown darker DATA for Figs depicted DESCRIPTION L5 DFW g.c. diapause diff dorsum drop on silk dull early eclosion ennomines eucalypt feeding flat surface FOODPLANTS & PHENOLOGY forebody geometrid gray green HABITAT PHOTOS Hallett Cove Head position instar larvae LARVAL COLL length light Live pupa living L5 MISC Monarto South moth Nemoria noctuids NOTES WRITTEN oviposition pale paler phyllodes planiform plant position at rest posture prolegs pupa pupal pupation pycnantha reared S.AUST sclerophyll seen shiny skin folds slightly SOUTH AUSTRALIA specimens speckled Spiracles stem tectiform Thalaina tinge tion total rest tough translucent truelegs typical r.p. univoltine usually veliform venter whitish wings