Palpi obliquely porrect (extending forward), roughly scaled and reaching beyond the frons.
[1] Most species in the genus have pale yellow or brownish wings banded and speckled with reddish gray.
Some have more extensive black or brownish-gray clouding, and this can vary within a species.
The body is delicate, legs and abdomen in males often elongate.
The male antennae can be filiform (thread-like) or bipectinate (feather-like).