The female adult moth of this species is brown, with an irregular white band across each fore wing. In life the wing margins and feet are golden, but the colour fades in museum specimens.

Male
(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

The male just has a brown pattern on the forewings. The moths have a wingspan of about 3 cms.

Female
(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

Our specimen was caught in Bundaberg, Queensland.

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 301.

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