A handsome species and easily recognized by its rather elongate forewing and by the form and arrangement of the rich, red-brown markings on the glossy, brownish-white wing.

in typical examples, the distal area of the forewing shows a moderately distinct dark band or shade, set off by the pale subterminal.

prospicua [Prout] however, the white ground-colour is scarcely dark marked, the median band somewhat darkened, in consequence showing up very clearly and effectively.

The larva is moderately stout, nearly cylindrical, but rather ridged and wrinkled laterally with small anal points; head rather small, rounded, green; body dark green with darker mediodorsal and slender whitish subdorsal line; lateral stripe narrow, white or pale yellow.

Pupa of medium thickness, wing and leg-cases dull green, dorsum and abdomen yellowish red-brown, the former with slight greenish tinge anteriorly.