(Photo: courtesy of Lorraine Jenkins ,   Port Lincoln Junior Primary School, South Australia)

The caterpillar pupates in a brown cocoon constructed amonst nearby vegetation.

male
(Photo: courtesy of Dave Britton)

The adult moths of this species are brown or rust colored, with a narrow dark lineparallel to the margin on each wing, and two darker spots on each forewing. The moths have a wingspan of about 4 cms.

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

The species is found in South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria.

Female
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott)

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 39.16, pl. 28.4, p. 394.

Peter Marriott,
Moths of Victoria: Vol 1: Bombycoidea,
Entomological Society of Victoria, 2008, pp. 18-19.

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