These caterpillars have orange and black bands with white patches, and appear to mimic a coral snake, for example Simoselaps australis.

The uppersides of the wings of the adult moth of this species are white with a pattern of yellow and black dots. The undersides are just black and white. The thorax is black, and the abdomen is yellow. The wingspan is about 5 cms.

The species occurs north Queensland.

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 366.

Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 145.

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