The adult moth of this species is black with yellow spots on the wings and has a black and yellow banded abdomen. It has a wingspan of about 2 cms. The hind wings are only about half the span of the forewings.

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

Specimens have been caught in the north of

Queensland.

female
(Photo: courtesy of Brock and Vanessa Pain, Dampier, WA)

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(updated 15 June 2011)