The male adult moth of this species has a hairy red body with a pale plume of hairs on its tail and pale hairs on the thorax and head. The forewings are basically buff coloured, with zig-zag dark brown markings. The hindwings are pale brown. The male moth has a wingspan of about 5 cms.

female
(Photo: courtesy of Robert Ingram, DAFF, Bugwood.org )

The female has atrophied wings, and is flightless. She has a length of about 2.5 cms.

male
(Specimen: courtesy of the The Australian Museum)

This species is found on the east coast of Australia, including:

Queensland.

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Further reading :

Paul Zborowsky & Ted Edwards,
A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Press, 2007, p. 180.

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(updated 11 February 2010)