Forewing pale rufous ochreous, dappled throughout with rufous fuscous, and very finely dusted with small black dots; inner and outer lines dark, conversely oblique; reniform stigma alone represented, forming a pale streak on the discocellular, the lower end whiter, followed by a slight dark cloud; hindwing rufous, suffused in varying degrees with fuscous; - the form limbata Btlr.

from Japan generally has the inner line of forewing more strongly angled beneath costa, while the legs are more heavily tufted; — ab.

[1] See also Hacker et al.[2] The species mainly colonizes moorland and carr, moist meadows and forest clearings as well as raised bog areas.

Larva yellowish grey, mottled with darker, especially in front; dorsal and subdorsal lines pale ochreous; a dorsal series of dark streaks; spiracles with black rings.

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Dactylis glomerata, Poa nemoralis and Luzula species.