[2][3] He used specimens collected in the Cobb Valley, in December amongst rough herbage and undergrowth at a damp spot on the edge of the forest.

[4] In 2014 Gibbs synonymised S. aurantiaca as a junior synonym of S. aemula stating that further collecting of specimens revealed a continuous series of colour form removed the justification for S.

Forewings ovate-lanceolate, costa strongly arched basally, apex acute, termen very oblique, slightly sinuate; shining ochreous, darker on apical half and above dorsum at base; a silvery-white fascia from costa at middle; irregular and variable in shape, sometimes spot-like, sometimes reaching middle of wing where it touches an irregular black spot; a similar but usually broader fascia at 3⁄4, also connecting with a black (generally transverse) spot; sometimes a silvery-white dot or dots between second fascia and apex; a series of silvery-white spots round termen: fringes reddish-ochreous with a very obscure dark basal line.

[3][1] However more recently it has been suggested that the forewing patterns of S. chrysargyra is sufficiently different to enable the two species to be distinguished.

[5] Sandra R. Schachat and Richard L. Brown have stated that The wing pattern of Sabatinca chrysargyra is broadly similar to that of S. aemula in terms of the positioning of pattern elements relative to veins along the costa, but contains spots of varying sizes instead of any discernible fasciae.

[5]Both species are on the wing during the same time period in the year and are found in very close localities with S. aemula being found in the north west parts of the Tasman region north of Mount Hercules where as S. chrysargyra inhabits the Franz Josef valley southwards.

[1] This species is on the wing from the middle of September until the end of December and is a day flying moth.