The wingspan is 12-18 millimeters. The forewings have small white cross-spots along the costal edge, the basal part is slightly darker brown, and there is one evenly wide, brown, slanted cross-band slightly outside the middle. The hindwings are pale brown.
Lifespan
This species has two generations each year, flying respectively from April to June and in August-September. The larvae feed on Succisa pratensis, the first generation of larvae on the leaf rosettes and the second generation on the flower heads.