The adult moths of this species have dark brown with three white spots on each forewing. The hindwings are each yellow with a broad brown margin. The moths have a wingspan of about 3 cms.

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

The species is found in New Guinea and Queensland in Australia.

( Guyana, 2002)

A similar species of the same name occurs in Guyana, but has yellow spots instead of white on the forewings, and red instead of yellow on the hindwings.

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