The adult moth of this species has brown forewings, each with a curvy pale band along the inner margin. The hindwings are yellow with brown markings, including a broad brown band along the margin. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of the Graeme Cocks, Townsville)

The adult moth is sometimes a pest on fruit. It pierces the fruit in order to suck the juice, allowing entry of fruit-rotting microorganisms.

The species occurs in

New South Wales.

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Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 44.17, p. 450.

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