The moth's name, bogong, is derived from the Australian Aboriginal Dhudhuroa word bugung, meaning brown moth. Its presence has contributed to the naming of numerous locations and landmarks. For example, a town, Bogong, in the Australian state of Victoria has been named after the moth. Mount Bogong, located south of the Bogong High Plains, is also named after the moth, with its traditional name, Warkwoolowler, meaning the mountain where Aboriginal people collected the 'boo.gong fly'. In the Australian state of New South Wales, a series of mountains in the Kosciuszko National Park are named the Bogong Peaks.