The adult moths are variable in appearance but can be distinguished by the bluish tinge to the forewings as well as the underside buff colour.

[6] In 2017 Robert Hoare undertook a review of New Zealand Noctuinae and also agreed with the placement of this species in the genus Physetica.

The fore-wings are rich, glossy reddish-brown with several scattered whitish scales; there is a distinct yellow mark on the costa at about one-fourth, forming the beginning of a broken transverse line; the orbicular is small, round, and yellowish; the reniform is small, crescentic and yellowish, the space between the orbicular and the reniform is very dark blackish-brown; beyond the reniform there is a conspicuous white mark on the costa forming the beginning of a second broken transverse line; a third shaded line is situated near the termen.

[1] The adults of this species are variable in appearance but can be distinguished by the bluish tinge to the forewings as well as the underside buff colour.

[1] It can normally be found from altitudes of sea level up to 900 m, however there is one record of it being collected at 1385 m.[1] Adults of this species are on the wing from August to April.