The adult moth of this species has greyish-brown wings, with a variety of variable rusty-brown areas on each forewing. Each forewing costa is curved back so that the apex is hooked. The forewing margins are scalloped, and there is a cusp halfway along each forewing margin. The wingspan is about 4 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The species occurs in Queensland in Australia.

(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

Further reading :

Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 190.

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(updated 4 March 2011)