The adult moth is yellow, with a rust-coloured line along each fore wing. It has a wingspan of about 3 cms. When disturbed, it wraps its wings tightly around its body and runs.
It is found in the tropical regions of Australia.
The species is parasitised by a wasp Chelonus species ( BRACONIDAE ), which lays its eggs in the eggs of Agonoxena phoenicia, and then develops to maturity in its Caterpillar.
Further reading :
Nielsen E.S., Edwards E.D. & Rangsi T.V. (Eds) Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia, Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera Volume 4, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, 1996, p. 98.
Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 246.
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