The adult moths of this species have cream forewings, each with brown mottling and a row of black and orange spots along the margin. The hindwings are pale brown. The moths are inclined to hold their long labial palps straight out in front of the head, looking like a birds beak. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

The species has been found in :

Queensland.

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Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 32.20, p. 351.

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