between leaves joined with silk. It was buff coloured with a broad dark brown dorso-lateral line each side, a thin dark dorsal line, white between segments, and a pale brown head. It grew to a length of about 1.5 cms.

It pupated in its leafy shelter.

The adult moth had grey patterned fore wings, and yellow hind wings with a black border, and had a wing span of about 2 cms.

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

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