This caterpillar tunnels into various plants that form cushions or mats.

The adult moth is mainly dark with three indistinct pale lines across each forewing. Its wingspan is about 1.3 cms.

It is considered to be a vulnerable species. It is only known to occur in Tasmania, for example in Mt Field National Park.

Further reading :

Ebbe S.Nielsen, E.D. Edwards, & T.V. Rangsi(Eds),
Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia, p. 115.

Ebbe S. Nielsen, Peter B. McQuillan, and Ian F.B. Common,
The Tasmanian cushion plant moth Nemotyla oribates gen.n., sp. n.: systematics and biology (Lepidoptera: Oecophoride, Xyloryctinae), Journal of the Australian Entomological Society, Volume 31 (1992), pp. 47-56.

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