(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

The adult moth of this species has brown forewings with indistinct darker markings, and buff coloured hindwings, each with a large dark spot near the tornus. It has a wing span of about 5 cms.

The species is found in Western Australia, Northern Territory, and Queensland.

Further reading :

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

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