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Bright Twisted moth ♂ (Parepisparis lutosaria)
From this angle this moth resembles a balsa model airplane and from others like a broken gum leaf.
Both fore and hind wings are recurved to create a single apex.
Colours are vary across the hind wing to suit the mimicry of old gum leaves.
Wingspan about 50mm.
Found on a building wall under lights in a local nature reserve.
'Bright Twisted moth (♂)' The common name of 'twisted' comes from the fact that they often curve their abdomen to one side at rest.
The larvae feed on the leaves of various gum trees. These can be found in Qld NSW and Victoria.
''Parepisparis lutosaria'' is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
The wingspan is about 50 mm. Adults have pale brown wings with variable markings, but usually with three dark marks along each forewing costa. The margin of each forewing is recurved to give a pointed apex.
The larvae probably feed on the foliage ''Eucalyptus'' species. They have a pair of long horns on the thorax, each with a forked tip.
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