[3] George Vernon Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his 1928 book under the names Tortrix indigestana as well as T.

Legs grey-whitish, anterior and middle tibiae and tarsi suffused with dark fuscous.

Forewings narrow, costa slightly arched, hindmargin very obliquely rounded; dark grey, irrorated with ashy-whitish and black scales; sometimes there is a distinct ochreous slender oblique fascia from middle of costa to inner margin before anal angle, and costal spot at three-fourths, but these are often imperceptible; cilia whitish-grey mixed with darker.

Forewings with costa somewhat more arched towards base, hindmargin very oblique; paler than in male, without trace of fascia : cilia whitish.

Hindwings whitish, posteriorly whitish-grey; cilia white, with a faint grey line near base.

[9] This species has been classified as having the "At Risk, Declining" conservation status under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.