The adult male and female moths are different in appearance. The male has dark brown forewings, and darker hindwings with broad orange margins. The males have a wingspan of about 4 cms.

Female
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott)

The female moth has pale grey forewings, each with a submarginal row of dark brown spots. and pale grey hindwings. The females have a wingspan of about 5 cms.

The species is found in the south-eastern quarter of Australia, including:

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 12.9, p. 391.

Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria: Vol 1: Bombycoidea,
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2008, pp. 14-15.

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(updated 10 April 2009)