The eggs of this species are spherical and ribbed and laid singly on a leaf of a foodplant.

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The Caterpillars live in leafy shelters by day. Initially these are constructed from a cut piece of leaf folded over to make a triangular pocket. Later instars join two leaves together with silk. The Caterpillars feed nocturnally on various trees, including :

Brush Box ( Lophostemon confertus, MYRTACEAE ).

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The adult butterflies are brown, with an irregular white stripe across each forewing containing a brown dot. The hindwings may have two or three white dots on each one. The wingspan of the adults is about 5 cms.

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This species occurs in edges of the upland rainforest along the coast of Queensland and New South Wales.

( Australia Post, 1998)

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Further reading :

Michael F. Braby, Butterflies of Australia, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 1, pp 65-66.

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