The adult male moths have reddish or yellowish brown wings with very variable patterns of white markings on the forewings. The hindwings are plain reddish or yellowish brown. A mat of red or pink hairs extend across the bases particularly of the hindwings. The females are paler than the males. The wingspan of the males is about 7 cms. The wingspan of the females is about 10 cms.

female
(Photo: courtesy of Axel Kallies, Moths of Victoria: Part 6)

The species has been found in :

male
(Photo: courtesy of Axel Kallies, Moths of Victoria: Part 6)

Further reading :

Axel Kallies,
Moths of Victoria - Part 6,
Ghost Moths - HEPIALIDAE and Allies,
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2015, pp. 28-29.

Norman B. Tindale,
Revision of the Australian Ghost Moths (Lepidoptera Homoneura, Family Hepialidae) Part III,
Records of the South Australian Museum,
Volume 5 (1935), pp. 308-310, and figs. 35, 86-88.

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(written 29 December 2016, updated 10 September 2021)