The adult moths have brown wings. On top they have a complex pattern of dark lines and areas with a purple tinge. Underneather they are a plain flat brown. They have a wingspan of about 7 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)

The moths favour dark places, such as caves, to rest during daylight hours, but suffer predation by bats in these places.

underside
(Photo: courtesy of Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)

The species is often confused with Eudesmeola lawsoni, but the undersides are quite different.

The species has been found in:

Further reading :

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

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(updated 18 July 2010)