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Palleopa innotata Walker

Paralaea Guest (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae)

Moths of the genus Paralaea Guest are large structurally generalised geometrids presently assigned to the tribe Nacophorini. Adults are widespread during autumn in the eucalypt forests of southern Australia, where their larvae feed in the canopy during winter and early spring. The genus has a Bassian distribution with some extension into the woodlands of the semi-arid zone. Most species occur in south eastern Australia with six of the thirteen species in Tasmania. Known larvae feed on Eucalyptus, especially trees of the subgenus Monocalyptus, and one species is an occasional forest pest.

Reference: McQuillan, P. B., Young, C. J., Richardson, A. M. M. (2001). A revision of the Australian moth genus Paralaea Guest (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae). Invertebrate Taxonomy.15 (3), 277-317.

Please direct correspondence to: Catherine Young, email: cjyoung@utas.edu.au

All photographs are by C. J. Young and are subject to Copyright.

Follow the links to Paralaea species:

P. atralba

P. beggaria

P. chionopasta

P. jarrah

P. karri

P. maranoa

P. ochrosoma

P. polysticha

P. porphyrinaria

P. sarcodes

P. taggorum

P. tasmanica

P. toowoomba