This adult moth has a hairy brown body with an orange tuft on its tail, and white wings shading to a pale yellow leading edge. It has a wingspan of about 2 cms.

(Specimen: courtesy of the The Australian Museum)

It occurs on the north-east coast of Australia.

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 43.3, p. 428.

Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 12.

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(updated 13 September 2010)