These caterpillars are thought to feed on the foliage of various species in MYRTACEAE.

male
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Victoria)

The adults are pale brown or grey, with a dark dot near the middle of each forewing. The male moth has a wingspan of about 3 cms. The female moth has a wingspan of about 4 cms.

The species is found over much of mainland Australia, including:

Western Australia.

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Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 39.7, p. 389.

Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria: Vol 1: Bombycoidea,
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2008, pp. 10-11.

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