| ADULT |
Wingspan - 35 - 45mm. An all white moth with distinctive furry legs and thorax. and odd blackish brown marks on the trailing corner of the males forewing. The abdomen has a yellow tip. Female is larger. |
| CHRYSALIS |
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| LARVA |
Black and red with white and yellow stripes and an abundance of hairs that are an irritant to people. Overwinters in this stage inside a coccoon behind loose bark or within dead leaves. |
| BEHAVIOUR |
Attracted to light especially the males. |
| HABITAT |
Coastal areas, parks, gardens, suburban and urban areas. |
| FLIGHT PERIOD |
Single brooded. July to August. |
| STATUS |
Resident and common but mainly southern. |
