[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the north-eastern United States and Canada.

The forewings are deep crimson red, irrorated (speckled) with black and cinereous (ash-gray) scales.

The costa is broadly tawny red nearly to the apex, with veins nine to twelve strongly indicated by cinereous and irrorated with black scales and with poorly defined fuscous spots on the extreme edge.

The first discal spot at the basal third is edged with carmine and the second at the end of the cell is preceded by a few carmine scales.

This article on a moth of genus Agonopterix is a stub.