These caterpillars are green with a strong backward-facing horn on the tail.

(Photo: courtesy of Ric Nattrass, Bellbird Park, Ipswich)

This specimen was photographed after emergence from the pupa which was found under some timber under a house in Ipswich.

The adult moths have blotchy brown forewings and rusty-red hindwings, and dark marks each side of the abdomen. The wingspan is about 8 cms.

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

The species occurs in

Queensland, Australia.

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