The young Caterpillars of this species are gregarious, living in a nest of leaves of the foodplant joined with silk. Later, they make holes in the ground lined with silk in which to live, emerging to feed at night. In captivity, they accepted leaves from plants of many families, including :

POLYGONACEAE.

(Photo: courtesy of Ted Cadwallader)

The adult moths have wings with variable brown splotches. They have a wingspan of about 2 cms.

They have been found on

South Australia.

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Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 34.4, p. 357.

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