The adult moths are very pretty. The forewings are brown and orange, with white patches outlined in black. The hindwings are transparent with a brown and iridescent blue margin. The blue colour fades in dead specimens.

The moths have a wingspan of about 5 cms. The species is found in Queensland and New South Wales.

(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 356.

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(updated 23 August 2004)