About Chlorocysta vitripennis (Westwood, 1851)
Chlorocysta vitripennis (Westwood, 1851) has a forewing length of 19 to 26 millimeters. This species is found in high-rainfall coastal and subcoastal areas of eastern Australia, ranging south from Bundaberg in Queensland to Taree in New South Wales. A small population exists in Sydney that may have been accidentally introduced. Habitats this species is associated with include coastal and mountain rainforest, the leafy understorey of wet sclerophyll forests, pockets of remnant vegetation and regrowth, areas with weeds such as privet and lantana, and leafy gardens.
