Lucid carpet

Chrysolarentia lucidulata

Chrysolarentia lucidulata is a small but distinctively petterned moth found in south eastern Australia. The larvae feed on low-growing plants, particularly Plantain lancelata.
Lucid carpet (Chrysolarentia lucidulata) From above - a lush mixture of rich chocolate and creamy vanilla waves and lines with intense chrome-yellow hind wings. From below the wings are fairly plain yellow ochre with a couple of dark eye-spots and wavy lines. At rest it held it's wings in a strange cowled position. About 25mm long. Attracted to lights in a back yard. Australia,Chrysolarentia lucidulata,Geotagged,Lucid carpet,Summer

Appearance

The adult moth of this species has brown light and dark bands across the forewings, and has yellow hindwings.
The moths have a wing span of about 2.5 cms.

Distribution

Australian south-east,, NSW, Victoria, Tasmania

References:

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http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lare/lucidulata.html
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Chrysolarentia+lucidulata
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusChrysolarentia
SpeciesChrysolarentia lucidulata
Photographed in
Australia