The adult moth has brown wings with zigzag markings, and a dark spot near the centre of each wing. Various individuals have different degrees of contrast in the markings.

At a glance

Habitat The Caterpillars of this species eat leaves from a variety of herbaceous plants, such as Plantago lanceolata
Size A wingspan of about 20mm
Origin Native
Distribution Found in most of Australia
Descriptions
Distribution
Found in most of Australia
Habitat
The Caterpillars of this species eat leaves from a variety of herbaceous plants, such as Plantago lanceolata
Size
A wingspan of about 20mm
Common Name Plantain moth
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygotes
OrderLepidoptera
SuborderDitrysia
SuperfamilyGeometroidea
FamilyGeometridae
SubfamilySterrhinae
TribeScopulini
GenusScopula
SpeciesScopula rubraria
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