The adult of this species is brown with a pattern of zig-zag white-edged dark lines parallel to the margin. The outer margins are edged in white dots. Each forewing has a large blue, brown, and black eyespot in the central area. The eyespot has a triangular internal structure.

(Photo: courtesy of Trevor Jinks, North Burnett)

The hindwings are brown each having a submarginal white-edged dark zizzag line, and marginal arc of black and white dots. The moth has a wingspan of about 8 cms.

close-up of head
(Photo: courtesy of Trevor Jinks, North Burnett)

The species has been found found in :

Western Australia.

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Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 55.6, p. 451.

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(updated 19 October 2011)