It lives in a vertical shelter made by joining foodplant leaves with silk, with the opening at the base. It rests in its shelter head downward by day, emerging at night to feed, eating triangular pieces out of the leaves.
It pupates, head downward, in its shelter.
The adult butterflies have a wingspan of about 3 cms. They are dark brown, with a number of white spots on each forewing. Underneath they are paler, with the same pattern of white spots on the forewings, but a series af dark curved dashes under each hindwing.
This species occurs in the Northern Territory in Australia.
Further reading :
Michael F. Braby, Butterflies of Australia, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 1, pp. 184-185.
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