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

The adult moth is black, with white spots on the forewings and a diagonal white bar across each hindwing. The moths have a wingspan of about 5 cms. The moths are unusual in that they are on the wing in daytime, like butterflies, and unlike moths from most other families.

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

The species closely resembles Cruria synopla, but the central white spot on each forewing is smaller, and the hindwing bar is whiter.

(Photo: courtesy of Ken Harris, Morwell Park, Victoria)

The species is found over inland Queensland and New South Wales.

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 464.

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