The forewings are somewhat rectangular in shape, on the distal half, with the costa strongly arched to the base; dark brown in colour with a cloudy blackish spot at the centre and another at two-thirds; between these two spots from the costa almost to the dorsum runs a broad band of whitish scales superimposed upon the ground of dark-brown; beyond the distal blackish spot is a second similar whitish line; these two lines are inclined toward one another and may be joined by a thin line above the dorsum giving the appearance of a broad U-shaped band.

There is a small tuft of whitish scales basally scattered over the entire forewings and impart a pleasing bronzy reflection to them.

Hind wings are dark-brown with the costa broadly white basally, narrowing towards the apex, and shaded with bright orange-yellow from the base almost to the centre.

Body entirely dark-brown above with transverse intersegmental bands of bright-orange across the abdomen; below it is profusely shaded with whitish scales.

[5] It has been hypothesised, as a result of the discovery of a larva in the oviduct of a female moth during dissection, that this species gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs.