When ready to pupate, it attaches itself to a leaf by a cremaster. The pupa when formed sticks out from the leaf, unprotected by a cocoon.
(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
The adult moth has satin white wings, with two brown diagonal stripes and a brown border around each fore wing. The moth has a wingspan of about 2 cms.
The species is found in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 236.
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