The Caterpillar constructs a shelter by joining leaves with silk, with an opening at the bottom. The Caterpillar emerges to feed typically at dusk and at dawn, leaving characteristic triangular gaps n the leaves.

The Caterpillar pupates head downward in its shelter.

female
(Photo: courtesy of Museum Victoria)

The upper side of the adult butterfly is dark brown with a patch of white spots on each fore wing. Each wing also has a chequered border. Underneath, the wings are fawn with white patches under the fore wings, and dark outlined spots under each hind wing. The wing span is about 3 cms.

male
(Photo: courtesy of Museum Victoria)

The species is found in small pockets around the coast of mainland Australia in

(Photo: courtesy of Nick Monaghan, Tewantin, Queensland)

Further reading :

Michael F. Braby,
Butterflies of Australia, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 1, pp. 182-183.

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