The moths of this species appear to mimic a branch where a stick has broken off, with the pale frontal region of the head being the "break". The wings of the moth are fawn. The head is pale brown. The female moths have a wingspan of about 5 cms. The males have a wingspan of about 4 cms.

(Specimen : courtesy of D.R.Holmes,
photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Melbourne)

The species is found over the south-east quarter of Australia, including

Victoria.

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Further reading :

Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria: Vol 2: Noctuoidea(A),
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2009, pp. 6-7.

Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 172.

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