Palpi porrect (extending forward) and roughly scaled.

Large orange blotches are found at the apex and outer angle.

Series of white spots on dorsal, lateral, and sublateral areas.

Body colour turns darker as the caterpillar reaches later instars.

It turns dark brownish to blackish in emergence time.

[6] The caterpillar is a minor pest on several plants of the families Liliaceae and Amaryllidaceae.

Larval food plants include Gloriosa superba, Crinum asiaticum, Zephyranthes grandiflora, Zephyranthes citrina, Scadoxus multiflorus, Amaryllis and Lilium species.

Biological control can be used through the fungus Metarhizium and a tachinid fly.