The female adult moth of this species is brown, with an irregular white band across each forewing. In life the wing margins and feet are golden, but the colour fades in museum specimens.

Male
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The male just has a brown pattern on the forewings.

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

The moths have a wingspan of about 3 cms.

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

The species has been caught

Queensland.

Female

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Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 301.

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(created 9 February 2005, updated 4 January 2012)