The adult moths of this species have brown forewings each with a number of dark zigzag lines. The hindwings are fawn, darkening toward the margin. The wingspan is about 2.5 cms.

male
from Illustration 19 on Plate CLXXXIX of Hampson's Noctuidae of the British Museum, 1903-1913.
(Courtesy of Joe Kunkel, University of Massachusetts)

The species has been found in :

Norfolk Island.

Norfolk Island 1976

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(updated 8 August 2011)