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Gnamptoloma aventiaria - green coloured specimen
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Gnamptoloma aventiaria - brown coloured specimen
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INSECT FACTS |
Identification
The adult Gnamptoloma aventiaria moths vary in colour from green to reddish brown. The wings have a brownish line that crosses each wing. There is a dark spot on each forewing. When at rest the wing spots and lines make a "smiley face" pattern. The Caterpillars are green or brown with darker patches along the sides. They have flaps along the back that resemble leaflets of their food plant.
Other Names
now placed in the genus Traminda
Size
wingspan 25mm
Food
Caterpillars feed on flowers and young leaves of various species of Acacias and Roses.
Range
found across south-east Asia, from India to the Pacific. It is found in the northern half of Australia.
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Lepidoptera | | Family: | Geometridae | | Genus: | Gnamptoloma | | Species: | aventiaria | | Common Name: | no common name |
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