The female adult moths of this species are off-white. The males are brown with a yellow basal patch on each forewing, and have hindwings that fade to yellow at the base.

male
(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda)

The males moths also have long labial palps which project in front of the head. In their normal posture, the moths wrap the wings around the body.

male
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Victoria)

The species is found over eastern Australia, including:

Victoria.

female
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Victoria)

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Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 18.23, p. 438.

Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria, Part 2, Entomological Society of Victoria, 2009, pp. 26-27.

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(updated 7 May 2011)