The forewing apex is rounded and there is a small discal spot towards the costal edge.

The hindwings are pale whitish brown with a tiny discal spot.

"The male may be known at once by the large discal spot of the forewing and the 2 crenulate dark lines, white-edged on the reverse sides.

The rudimentary wings of the female have the apex acute, the forewing bears 2 approximated dark lines, the intervening space often darkened into a band.

The larva feeds on hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) and blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)