This species has been observed in both the North and South Islands and inhabits native forest.

The adults of the species are commonly on the wing from December until February and are attracted to light.

[2] The male lectotype specimen, collected at Riccarton Bush, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.

The inner margin between one-fourth and two-thirds is suffused with blackish and there is a small black spot on the base of the costa, as well as four small black discal spots, surrounded with whitish rings, the first in the disc before the middle, the second on the fold rather before the first, their rings confluent, the third and fourth dot-like, transversely placed and close together in disc at three-fifths.

[9] It inhabits native forests and the larvae of this species feed on the green seeds of Hoheria angustifolia.

[10] Hudson hypothesised that this species was also attached to Hoheria populnea as specimens of this moth had been collected in the vicinity of those trees.