Phallaria ophiusaria

Phallaria ophiusaria
Phallaria ophiusaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Phallaria
Species: P. ophiusaria
Binomial name
Phallaria ophiusaria
Guenée, 1857[1]
Synonyms
  • Oenochroma quaternaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1858
  • Smerinthus wayii Tepper, 1882

Phallaria ophiusaria is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from Australia, including New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.

The wingspan is about 70 mm. Adult have brown wings with a comma-shaped spot and a diagonal stripe on each wing.[2]

The larvae feed on Acacia pycnantha, Dodonea species and Hakea rostrata. They are brown with a hairy pointed knob on the tail. It has the habit of standing straight at an angle on a branch, thus resembling a twig.

References

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ lepidoptera.butterflyhouse
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