Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 22 July 2004)
(Specimen: courtesy of the
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
The Caterpillars of this species are brown with pinkish areas between the segments. The head is dark brown. By day, the Caterpillars rest in a shelter made from one or more rolled leaves. The Caterpillars feed nocturnally on :
The adults are dark brown, with cream spots on each forewing, and an orange patch on each hindwing. The undersides are similar. The males have a black line across part of the upper surface of each forewing. The butterflies have a wing span of about 2 cms.
The eggs are white with rusty-red markings, and are laid singly near the ground on debris near a foodplant.
This species inhabits inland south-eastern Australia, including Victoria.
Further reading :
Michael F. Braby, Butterflies of Australia, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 1, pp. 130-131.
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