male
(Photo: courtesy of David Rentz, Kuranda)

The male adult moths have blue-green forewings and white hindwings. The males have a set of brown hairs at the base of the wings that emit a pheromone. Some humans can smell this, and some cannot.

female
(Photo: courtesy of David Rentz, Kuranda)

The females have brownish green forewings and yellow hindwings. The moths often have a wingspan exceeding 10 cms.

female
(Picture: courtesy of Shell Australia)

The species is found in

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pls, 2.1, 2.9, pp. 46, 148.

Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 41.

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(updated 24 November 2011)