This adult moth has fore wings which have a striking criss-cross pattern of scarlet on a yellow background. The hind wings are a uniform silky orange. Its wingspan is about 1 cm. It occurs in north Queensland.

(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 299.

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