The adult moths of this species have white or yellow forewings with a complex pattern of black splodges. The hindwings are yellow, each with a dark mark at the apex. The head is white, the thorax black, and the abdomen is yellow. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

The species has been found in mountainous regions of:

Victoria.

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Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 18.15, p. 437.

Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria: Vol 2: ARCTIIDAE AND ITS ALLIES,
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2009, pp. 24-25.

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