Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
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Stella Crossley (
(updated 1 July 2007)
These Caterpillars are grey and covered in black dots. There is also a row of red dots outlined in yellow along each side. They feed on

The adult moths are black, with an orange head, and with a white line across each fore wing and a white border to each wing. They have a wing span of about 6 cms. The species may be found in the coastal areas of southern Queensland and northern New South Wales.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 453.
John Moss, Butterfly and Other Invertebrates Club Inc. Newsletter, Issue 26, September 2002, pp. 5-6.
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