It is small (wingspan 18–21 mm), thin, and more or less brown all over.

The forewing' can vary in colour from light golden brown to dark red brown, often with a wide, darker coloured band in the centre, but this can vary.

[1] The species has larvae which live near plants such as Odontites and large specimens of Euphrasia, both in the figwort family (Scrophulariaceae).

This species hibernates as pupae, sometimes for many years, which is unusual for geometer moths.

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