This adult moth has a spectacular pattern of spiral lines curving in to a large eyespot on each fore wing,' on a fawn background. The abdomen is orange with black bands. The moth has a wingspan of about 5 cms. This specimen was taken at Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. The species occurs over New Guinea and the tropical north of Australia.

male
(Photo: courtesy of David Knowles)

The species appears as Illustrations numbers 1 and 2 ,   Plate CCX of Hampson's "Noctuidae of the British Museum", 1903-1913.

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 46.3, p. 454.

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(updated 24 June 2011)