(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott)

The adult forewings are greyish brown, with a dark band across each one. The hindwings are orange. The wingspan is about 7 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott)

The eggs are pale green and spherical. They are laid amid tail hairs from the mother.

The species occurs in :

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 17.14, p. 421.

Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria: Vol 2: Noctuoidea(A),
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2009, pp. 8-9, 14-15.

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(updated 1 August 2010)