A common moth in the low scrubby heathland areas around Tomahawk

At a glance

Signed Heath Moth at a glance

Habitat Can be found in heathland like scrub
Size The wingspan is around 30mm
Origin Endemic
Distribution Southern Australia from WA to NSW including around Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia from WA to NSW including around Tasmania
Habitat
Can be found in heathland like scrub
Size
The wingspan is around 30mm

Identification

A greyish brown moth with markings that include several wavy submarginal lines on each forewing. The hindwings are plain brown.
Common Name Signed Heath Moth
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Endemic
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygotes
SuborderDitrysia
SuperfamilyGeometroidea
SubfamilyEpidesmiinae
Synonyms

Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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