It grows to a length of about 3 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

The adult moths are fawn with several dark spots on the forewings. Underneath, they have a large dark spot at the apex of each wing which is more prominent under the hindwings. The moths have a wingspan of about 3 cms.

Illustration number 9, in Plate LX of Hampson's Noctuidae of the British Museum, 1903-1913.
(Courtesy of Joe Kunkel, University of Massachusetts)

The species has been found in Tasmania, Victoria, and New South Wales.

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 64.

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