This caterpillar is oophagous. It feeds on the eggs of other moths, such as those of Ochrogaster lunifer.

The adult moth is brown, with reddish and greenish patches on the forewings, although the hues fade to brown in dead specimens. The hindwings are yellow with brown apices.

The species is found in Australia in

Western Australia.

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Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 31.16, pp. 48, 71, 348.

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