Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 28 February 2004)

male
(Specimen: courtesy of the
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
The Caterpillars of this species feed on various species of

The adults vary in colour from olive-green to reddish-orange, with variable markings. The males have a grey head. The males have a wingspan of about 5 cms. The females are larger, with a wingspan of about 7 cms.
The species is found in Queensland and New South Wales.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 395.
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