This caterpillar is brown and slender, with a pair of little floppy horns on the first segment of the abdomen.

The caterpillars are thought to feed on various PROTEACEAE.

The adult moths of this species have pale brown wings, each dark-edged yellow line running from apex to the middle of the inner margin. The forewings each have some dark brown spots along the costa. In its natural posture, the hindwing line connects to similar markings on the inner margins of the forewings.

The species is found across most of Australia, including:

Western Australia.

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Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 36.7, pl. 26.11, p. 368.

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(updated 19 April 2011)