Each lives in a shelter on its foodplant made from a rolled leaf or piece of bark. They grow to a length of about 2 cms.

The adult butterflies on top are brown with three pale yellow spots on each forewing, and one on each hindwing. Each wing has a chequered edge. Underneath they are fawn with a dozen or so white spots each outlined in dark brown. They have a wingspan of about 2.5 cms.

The eggs are dome shaped and have 18 ribs. Initially the eggs are cream coloured, but later they develop red markings before the Caterpillars hatch.

This species is found in the south of Western Australia.

Further reading :

Michael F. Braby, Butterflies of Australia, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 1, p 105.

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(updated 4 January 2012)