Yellow-headed Anthelid - female

Description:

This sooty moth had a wing span of about 40 mm. The upper side of the forewings had large white patches. The undersides of wings were plain and similar in colour to the upper surfaces. The head and thorax had tufts of bright yellow setae. The banded abdomen had dense sooty, white and yellow setae giving it a furry appearance.
Antennae were slightly feathery.

Habitat:

Spotted under bright lights near a National Park - Dandenong Ranges.
Occurrence record:
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...

Notes:

The male of the species looks very different and is slightly smaller in size ( see reference link). The caterpillars feed on wattle leaves.
Family: Anthelidae
Larval form here.. https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/18...