It is found in China (Henan, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Hong Kong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet), India, Myanmar, Nepal,[1] and Sri Lanka.

Both wings with irregularly sinuous indistinct yellow medial line curved outward beyond the cell of forewings.

There is an ill-defined postmedial maculate band angled at vein 5 of both wings, with some outer margin of forewing.

Larva known to feed on Cassia auriculata, Acacia, Albizia, Camellia sinensis, Chrysanthemum indicum, Dalbergia latifolia, Eucalyptus, Litchi chinensis, Mangifera indica, Paulownia tomentosa, Phyllanthus emblica, Prunus domestica, Prunus salicina, Psidium guajava, and Vernicia fordii.

Damage from late instars show heavy dieback and complete leaf senescence.

Many biological parasites and diseases readily control the damage from the tea looper in India and Sri Lanka, but outbreaks can be seen with pesticide use.

In China, nuclear polyhedrosis virus extracts are used extensively, which is host specific.