in Bundaberg. It was tubby and green with yellow between the segments. It grew to a length of about 3 cms.

(Specimen: courtesy of the The Australian Museum)

The adults are brown and yellow with a wingspan of about 5 cms.

Specimen taken in Sydney

It is an inhabitant of rain-forests on the north-east coast of Australia.

Further reading :

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

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