Identification of an unknown Australian moth

[Andrew Mitchell]

It's a day-flying geometrid, Dysphania sp. To me it looks identical to
D.fenestrata, illustrated in I.F.B. Common's Moths of Australia (plate 11),
but apparently there are a few similar looking species in the genus.

Andrew Mitchell

>Hi,
>
>an Australian friend of mine sent me two pictures of an Australian moth
>(butterfly?) .
>>Can anybody identify it ? The pictures were made at Cape Trib beach in June
>99.
>
>Have a look at these pictures at
>http://www.schmetterling-raupe.de/capetrib.htm

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