Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 14 August 2008)
male
Illustration 7, Plate CCVII, Hampson 1903-1913,
(Courtesy of
Joe Kunkel, University of Massachusetts)
The adult moths of this species have brown patterned wings, with a brown eyespot on each forewing, and a white spot near the apex of each wing. The females also have a white stripe across each wing.
The species occurs in New Guinea and northern Australia.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pp. 71, 455.
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