[1] [2] Cymbalophora pudica can be found in southern Europe from the Iberian Peninsula to Greece and in western North Africa.

[3] These moths prefer sunny, rocky areas, grasslands, scrublands and mountain slopes at low to middle elevations.

The external surface of the forewings usually may be milky white or pinkish, with a pattern of black triangular patches.

[5] The caterpillars are gray brown, hairy, and covered with black-brown warts on each segment.

Like other species of the genus Cymbalophora ("cymbal bearers"), males are capable of emitting sounds from their wings during flight.