- Worldwide distribution. In Oceania, Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands. Possible biocontrol of Crotalaria, rattle pod, a poisonous weed to cattle.
- Young larvae eat leaves, older ones bore into stem.
- Eggs on top of leaves in rows along midrib. Larvae with black and white rings. Adults, orange with black spots on forewings.
- Said to be important in Fiji for checking spread of Crotalaria; Not thought effective in Australia.
- Management: No information.