The Caterpillar of this species feeds on dead sapwood, so it bores into dead trees, living in tunnels under the bark. It also bores into structural timber, and fence posts. It is possible that fungus in the wood also contributes to the Caterpillar's nutrition.

The adult moth has forewings with a blotchy black and white pattern. The hindwings are a silky fawn colour. The moth has a wingspan of about 2 cms.

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

The species has been found in

Victoria.

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Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 22.10, p. 225.

K.M. Moore, Observations on some Australian forest insects. 3.
The biology and larval taxonomy of some Lepidoptera attacking trees and timber
Australian Zoologist, Volume 12, Number 4,
(1959) pp. 337-350, pls. 41-43

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