(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 14 August 2008)
It is unclear what these Caterpillars eat. There have been reports of them feeding on :
The adult moth has pale brown forewings, each with a dark comma mark near the middle, and a dark mark at the wingtip. The hind wings are bright yellow, with broad dark brown margins. The moth has a wingspan of about 6 cms.
The species occurs in New Guinea and New Caledonia, as well as the northern half of Australia.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 454.
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