The adult of this species is brown with a pattern of zig-zag dark lines parallel to the margin. The outer margins are edged in white dots. Each forewing has a large blue, brown, and black eyespot in the central area. The eyespot has a triangular internal structure. The moth has a wingspan of about 8 cms.

The species is found in Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria.

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 451.

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