The caterpillars of this species have been found feeding on dirty sheep fleeces.

Male
(Photo: courtesy of Landcare Research Ltd., New Zealand)

The adult moth has dark brown fore wings with a pale spot near the middle, and a broad white line along the inner margin. The white lines join up visually when the moth is in its resting position.

      
(Photo: courtesy of Wendy Moore, Melbourne)

The moth has shiny buff hind wings. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

Female
(Photo: courtesy of Landcare Research Ltd., New Zealand)

The species is found over most of Australia, including Tasmania, and also New Zealand.

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 184.

Gaden S. Robinson & Ebbe S. Nielsen,
Tineid Genera of Australia, Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera Volume 2, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 1993.

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