Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
male
Illustration 7 ,
Plate CCX , Hampson 1903-1913,
(Courtesy of
Joe Kunkel, University of Massachusetts)
The adult moths of this species are orange, with a brown eyespot on each forewing, and a brown line across the base of each forewing. The wingspan is about 3 cms.
The illustrated specimen came from New South Wales, but the species is also found in Queensland and the Northern Territory.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 21.7, pp. 71, 454.
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(updated 24 June 2011)
