Gastrinodes species
 BOARMIINI,   ENNOMINAE,   GEOMETRIDAE,   GEOMETROIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Cathy Byrne & Stella Crossley

Gastrinodes species
(Photo: copyright Cathy Byrne)

The colour of this Caterpillar is brown with a pink and orange shaded patches. It feeds on the leaves of :

  • Gum Trees ( Eucalyptus, MYRTACEAE ).

    Gastrinodes species
    (Photo: copyright Cathy Byrne)

    The adult moth is light brown with wavy transverse dark brown lines extending across both wings.

    Gastrinodes species
    eggs, magnified
    (Photo: copyright Cathy Byrne)

    The eggs are red, oval, and minutely pitted all over.

    Further reading :

    Catherine J. Young,
    Characterisation of the Australian Nacophorini and a Phylogeny for the Geometridae from Molecular and Morphological Data,
    Ph.D. thesis, University of Tasmania, 2003.

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    (updated 4 April 2005, 19 December 2021)