It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida and Alabama.

The forewings are reddish brown and the costa white with two lobes of white reaching down to the fold, the first narrow, pointed obliquely outward and the other large and triangular.

At the beginning of the cilia is a costal white spot and opposite it a dorsal one.

The interval between the white lobes and spots, as well as the apical part of wing, is freely dusted with black and purple scales.

Pupation takes place outside of the mine in a slight web.