(Photo: courtesy of Jim Foster, taken at Malanda, Queensland)

The adult is white, with a striking dark brown pattern. The moth has a wingspan of about 2 cms.

(Specimen: courtesy of the The Australian Museum)

It is found in the northern half of Australia, including:

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 31.14, p. 348.

Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 127.

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(updated 20 December 2010)