[1] It is a southern Australian butterfly that is easily camouflaged because of its resemblance to the ground where it is usually found fluttering.

The eggs are either white or pale yellow in their initial stages and gradually change to a speckled purple within a few days of fertilisation.

They have flat base and apex with a moderately thick shell, consisting of 14 to 18 rib-like striations.

The pupa stage lasts for 16 to 29 days during late spring and early summer and decreases during the peak summertime.

They are suspended head downward from a silken pad at their abdomen, called a cremaster, either from a log, a food plant, or a stick.

Geitoneura klugii is found in temperate parts of southern Australia with more than 100 mm of rainfall.