and are also thought to feed on the foliage of

(Photo: courtesy of John Stumm)

This moth is brown with darker markings, and a marginal band outlined in black and white. There are two white marks and a rust brown patch on the costa of each forewing. The adult moths are inclined to rest with a characteristic upward curvature of the wingtips. The wingspan is about 4 cms.

(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

Underneath, the dark markings are more pronounced, and there are two red spots at the tornus of each hind wing.

The species is found in

as well as in Australia in

underside
(Photo: courtesy of John Stumm)

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 10.3, p. 368.

Thomas P. Lucas,
On 34 new species of Australian Lepidoptera, with additional localities,
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
Volume 8 (1892), pp. 82-84.

Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria: Part 4,
Emeralds and Allies - GEOMETROIDEA (B),
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2013, pp. 8-9.

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(updated 17 June 2013, 27 March 2016, 8 June 2021)