The adult of this species is orange on the thorax and the basal half of each forewing, and brown on the other half of each forewing, with a white line dividing the colours. The brown half also contains an orange spot. The hindwings are brown, each with a white spot. The moth has a wingspan of about 5 cms.

The species is found from India across Thailand to the northern half of Australia.

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 451.

Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 194.

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