Key Identification Features
- Its forewings are an even greyish buff with a golden tone, and have three distinct, sharply defined black spots: one large, one medium, and one small.
- It is best known for its larvae’s ability to feed on keratin from the horns and hooves of dead ungulates; larvae occasionally also feed on dried fruit or mushrooms.
- There are three indistinct whitish bands: one crossing the middle of the disc, an even fainter band closer to the base, and a third band located near the end of the disc.
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