Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 22 February 2005)
male
Illustration 7, Plate CCX, Hampson 1903-1913,
(Courtesy of
Joe Kunkel, University of Massachusetts)
The adult moths of this species are orange, with a brown eyespot on each forewing, and a brown line across the base of each forewing. The wingspan is about 3 cms.
The illustrated specimen came from New South Wales, but the species is also found in Queensland and the Northern Territory.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pp. 71, 454.
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