The adult moth of this species is dark brown, with white bars on the forewings and a white spots around the margin of each hindwing. The moths have a wingspan of about 4 cms.

underside
(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

This specimen was found in the north of Western Australia.

Further reading :

Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 191.

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(updated 21 February 2009)