(Photo: courtesy of Wendy Moore, Melbourne)

It grows to be rather tubby, to a length of about 3 cms.

cocoon
(Photo: courtesy of Wendy Moore, Melbourne)

It pupates in a thin cocoon amongst the leaves of the foodplant.

(Photo: courtesy of Christine Ashe, Wyee)

The adult moth is brown with a sinuous green pattern on the forewings. The hindwings are pale brown, fading to white at the base.

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

The moth has a wingspan of about 4 cms.

eggs
(Photo: courtesy of Wendy Moore, Melbourne)

The eggs are white and spherical, and are laid apparently rather loosely in small clusters on the foodplant, although they fall off very easily.

(Photo: courtesy of Wendy Moore, Melbourne)

The species occurs over most of Australasia, including

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 460.

Pat and Mike Coupar,
Flying Colours, New South Wales University Press, Sydney 1992, p. 69.

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