Chlorocoma tachypora (Turner, 1910)
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Don Herbison-Evans
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and
Stella Crossley

Chlorocoma tachypora
(Photo: courtesy of Michael Quinn, Arakoon, New South Wales)

The adult of this species is green with two pale zig-zag lines on each wing. The forewings each have a pale brown line along the costa. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

Chlorocoma tachypora
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/CNC/CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in :

  • Northern Territory,
  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales.

    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    Revision of Australian Lepidoptera V,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Volume 35 (1910), pp. 587-588, No. 45.

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    (written 7 June 2026)