This adult moth has a spectacular pattern, with bold white lines and two large eyespots. Note how the diagonal lines on the wings link up when the moth is at rest to give it a false axis. Alternatively one might imagine that it is a huge face with a large mouth showing the bottom teeth. The moth has a wingspan of about 5 cms. The species is found over the northern half of Australia.

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

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 451.

Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 192.

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