They also attack other plants such as:

The adult moth is predominently brown in colour, with bunched hairs on its head which look like a short pair of horns. On each fore wing is a silvery figure of eight, with the segments fused together, unlike its kindred species: Chrysodeixis eriosoma, in which the parts are separated. The hind wings are fawn in colour with a dark brown terminal area. The moths have a wingspan of about 3 cms.

The species occurs over the south Pacific, and through the northern half of Australia. The specimen shown was taken in Sydney.

(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common, Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pp. 65, 460.

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