Most instars of this caterpillar are green with a brown backward curving tailhorn, and a pair of white or red and yellow dorso-lateral stripes. Different instars have various coloured markings along the sides, including a blue eyespot each side of the metathorax. The final instar is a blotchy reddish brown. The caterpillar can grow to a length of about 10 cms. It feeds on various plants in the family RUBIACEAE, including :

Wendlandia species.

(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda).

The adult moth is brown with complex patterns of light and shade on the wings, and a narrow white band across the first abdominal segment. The wingspan can be up to 12 cms.

The species occurs across south-east Asia, including :

Queensland.

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(updated 7 November 2011)