The Caterpillar lives in a conical shelter created by rolling the cut edge of a leaf, expelling faecal pellets from the aperture at the narrow end of the cone. If disturbed, the Caterpillar exudes a green liquid from its mouth.

The Caterpillar pupates in its shelter.

The adult moths vary in colour from brown to orange, always with a pinkish tinge, and have an indistinct darker line across each wing. It rests with a posture characteristic of the family with the wings curved in a shape like a wave. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

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

The species is found over most of mainland Australia, including

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pls. 8.19, 25.13, p. 341.

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(updated 21 July 2010)