It grows to a length of about 5 cms.
male
(Photo: courtesy of Ken Harris)
The male and female moths are dark grey, with white markings on the forewings, and a white zig-zag stripe across each hindwing. The thorax of the males is black whereas that of the females is white with a pattern of three dark marks like a face. The abdomen is black, with a white anal tuft. The wingspan of the males is about 2 cms. That of the females is about 3 cms.
The eggs are nearly spherical, and are brown with white markings. They are laid in irregular masses on a leaf of a foodplant.
The species occurs in New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 391.
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