Golden Grass Carpet

Anachloris subochraria

"Anachloris subochraria" is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in New Zealand and the southern half of Australia including Tasmania and from Queensland across to Western Australia. This moth is day flying and can be found in New Zealand on the wing between November and April.
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Appearance

The wingspan is about 30 mm.
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Naming

"A. subochraria" was first described by Edward Doubleday in 1843.
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Food

The larvae feed on "Hibbertia" species. In New Zealand the larvae have been observed feeding on the naturalised weed, ragwort.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusAnachloris
SpeciesA. subochraria
Photographed in
Australia