The adult moths are dimorphic. The female is brown with pale patches and veins, and a prominent white spot on each forewing. The hindwings are plainer, but all four wings have a broad dark line across them. The female moth has a wingspan of about 5 cms.

Female
(Specimen: courtesy of the The Australian Museum)

The males are brown with two dark stripes across each wing. They have a wingspan of about 3 cms.

Male
(Specimen: courtesy of the The Australian Museum)

The species occurs in the tropical north of Australia.

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pls. 14.1, 14.6. p. 399.

Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 157.

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