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

The adult moths are black, with an orange head, and with a white line across each fore wing and a white border to each wing. They have a wing span of about 6 cms. The species may be found in the coastal areas of southern Queensland and New South Wales.

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 453.

John Moss,
Butterfly and Other Invertebrates Club Inc. Newsletter, Issue 26, September 2002, pp. 5-6.

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