OECOPHORIDAE
Concealer Moth 
 
TORTRICIDAE
Leafroller
 
CASTNIIDAE
Sun Moth
 
LIMACODIDAE
Mottled Cup Moth
Black Slug Cup Moth
Four-spotted Cup Moth
Fern Cup Moth  
 
Pyralid Moths
 
GEOMETRIDAE
Bizarre Looper Moth I
 
 
Common Anthelid
 
 
NOTODONTIDAE
  
LYMANTRIIDAE
Brown Tussock Moth
Painted Pine Moth
White Tussock Moth 
 
ARCTIIDAE
Magpie Moth
Orange Spotted Tiger
AGANAIDAE
Yellow Tiger Moth
 
NOCTUIDAE
Transverse Moth
Lawn Armyworm  
Achaea Moth
 
 

                                               

Common Lopper Moth - Hypodoxa muscosaria

Family Geometridae

This page contains information about Common Lopper Moths that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Wingspan 50mm
 
The moths have camouflaged wing patterns. Imagine if they rest on tree bark, they are hardly been seen. These patterns are wavy lines extend across both fore and hind wings. These moths rest with a standard posture, holding wings outspread and tightly pressed against the surface on which they are sitting. This eliminates the shadow as well as the wings outline for a better camouflaged posture. 
 
 
The about pictures taken in mid-winter, the moths rested on our window glass in a cool night. Their colour vary from grey to brown.
 
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The Bottom view is quite different from the top view. There are the dark patterns along the wings edges and yellow near the body. Their caterpillar is green in colour resemble plants stem.
 
The adult moths of this species are varied in their colours, from an light grey, pale brown to deep green. 
 
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This moth rest on gum tree trunk. Its camouflaged colours made it hard to be seen. Can you see the moth in the second picture?
 
The moth rest with wing edges fully close to the surface. This makes no shadow in any direction, i.e., the insect's outline completely merged with the back ground. Usually most camouflaged insects are betrayed by their antenna. Most of the time we spotted a camouflaged insect by its antenna. This moth put its antenna under its wings so that they cannot be seen.
 

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