The adult moths of this species have brown forewings and hind wings that are white with a broad dark brown border. The male moths have brown bar with a complex pattern, often involving other colours, across each forewing. The females have a dark line across each forewing and some blurry pale patches.

The moths are inclined to land on fruit, and insert their proboscis to suck the juice. The resulting skin penetration allows fungus spores in which spoil the fruit.

male
(Photo: courtesy of Jasper Taylor, Research Services, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland)

The species occurs in Australia in

far-north Queensland.

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Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 45.6, p. 451.

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(updated 4 May 2011)