(wingspan male, female 12–13 millimetres (0.47–0.51 in)) Head and thorax brownish ochreous, more or less mixed with white.

Antennae whitish, annulated with dark fuscous with a blackish line above.

Abdomen ochreous, longitudinally striated with irregular obscure white and black lines, apex in male with two obliquely ascending divergent hair-pencils.

Tibiae white, longitudinally striped with black, posterior tibiae with dark fuscous median and apical bands, all tarsi with broad blackish bands at apex of joints.

Hind wings cleft firstly from before one-third, secondly from base, segments linear; dark fuscous; cilia grey, 3rd segment with a fringe of white hair-scales on inner margin from base to middle, without black scales.