(Photo: courtesy of Trevor Jinks, North Burnett)

The adult moth has brown forewings each with two dark triangles outlined in white, and has plain brown hindwings. It has a wingspan of about 3 cms.

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

The species may be found from Africa through Asia to the south Pacific, including :

underside
(Photo: courtesy of Trevor Jinks, North Burnett)

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 46.5, pl. 32.1, p. 452.

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(updated 13 April 2013)