all of CYPERACEAE.

The pupa is brown and covered in a waxy white powder.

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

The adult butterfly has brown wings, with off-white spots on the fore wings, and an orange stripe across each hind wing. The males have a sex-brand that is a black line across part of each fore wing The adults have a wingspan of about 2 cms.

The undersides of the wings are brown with white markings.

The species is found in the mountain areas of south east Australia, including:

Further reading :

Michael F. Braby,
Butterflies of Australia, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 1, pp 148-149.

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