The foodplant of this Caterpillar is not known, but related species feed on members of the plant family ROSACEAE.

male
(Photo: courtesy of David Knowles, Broome)

The wings of the adult moths of this species have a greyish brown pattern, The forewings have scalloped margins, and have a recurve to the inner margins. The hindwings have a recurved margin to the tornus. The moths have a wingspan of about 8 cms. In its resting position, the moth is inclined to curve its abdomen upward.

(Photo: courtesy of Jim Foster, taken at Fogg Dam, Northern Territory)

The species occurs across the tropical north of Australia, including

Western Australia.

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Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 42.4, p. 416.

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(updated 8 November 2011)