Geometer Moths - Family: Geometridae
PT. 3 Subfamily: Epidesmiinae
PT. 3 Subfamily: Epidesmiinae
Adeixis inostentata
Common Heath Moth - Dichromodes ainaria (possible occurrence)
Black-signed Heath Moth - Dichromodes atrosignata
Dichromodes compsotis (possible occurrence)
Ceremonial Heath Moth - Dichromodes confluaria
Dichromodes disputata
Pale Grey Heath Moth - Dichromodes estigmaria
Dichromodes limosa
Dichromodes mesogonia (possible occurrence)
Dichromodes molybdaria
Dichromodes obtusata
Dichromodes ornata
Dichromodes paratacta
White-barred Heath Moth - Dichromodes stilbiata
Dichromodes triparata
Dichromodes usurpatrix
Epidesmia brachygrammella
Golden-winged Epidesmia - Epidesmia chilonaria
Epidesmia hypenaria
Epidesmia oxyderces
Epidesmia perfabricata
Epidesmia reservata
Epidesmia tricolor
Neat Epidesmia - Epidesmia tryxaria
Phrataria replicataria
Phrataria transcissata
Phrixocomes ophiucha
Systatica xanthastis
Taxonomy:
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
> Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
> Class: Insecta (Insects)
> Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and Once-winged Insects)
> Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
> Superfamily: Geometrioidea (Fringe-tufted Moths)
> Family: Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)
> Subfamily: Epidesmiinae
> Genus: Adeixis
> Species: A. inostentata
> Genus: Dichromodes
> Species: D. ainaria - Common Heath Moth ^
> Species: D. atrosignata - Black-signed Heath Moth
> Species: D. compsotis ^
> Species: D. confluaria - Ceremonial Heath Moth
> Species: D. disputata
> Species: D. estigmaria - Pale Grey Heath Moth
> Species: D. limosa
> Species: D. mesogonia ^
> Species: D. molybdaria
> Species: D. obtusata
> Species: D. ornata
> Species: D. paratacta
> Species: D. stilbiata - White-barred Heath Moth
> Species: D. triparata
> Species: D. usurpatrix
> Genus: Epidesmia
> Species: E. brachygrammella
> Species: E. chilonaria - Golden-winged Epidesmia
> Species: E. hypenaria
> Species: E. oxyderces
> Species: E. perfabricata
> Species: E. reservata
> Species: E. tricolor
> Species: E. tryxaria - Neat Epidesmia
> Genus: Phrataria
> Species: P. replicataria
> Species: P. transcissata
> Genus: Phrixocomes
> Species: P. ophiucha
> Genus: Systatica
> Species: S. xanthastis
^ = possibly
* = likely
References and links:
Photographic contributions:
Beringen, Erik. C 455 - C 457 - C 590.
Davey, Diana. D 010 - D 149.
Lambert, Nick. L 355.
Beringen, Erik. C 455 - C 457 - C 590.
Davey, Diana. D 010 - D 149.
Lambert, Nick. L 355.