Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
The Caterpillars of this species are an agricultural pest on various plants in the family POACEAE, eg:

The adult moth has brown forewings with broken darker lines. The hind wings are buff, with a broken dark line around the edge. It occurs over the northern half of Australia.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, pp. 25, 65.
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(updated 9 December 2009)