The dark brown outer cross-band, on the otherwise plain straw-white forewing is diagnostic. The band is pinched in two places, forming three dark brown blotches extending outwards from the cross-line. The blotch near the leading edge us only linked by a thin cross-line, but the other blotches are often merged. There is a conspicuous central dot on all four wings.

Pupates in loose earth.

Woodland rides and edges and hedgerows.

There are no records in the system yet in Bulgaria.