The adult moth of this species has wings that are a uniform green colour, except for irregular brown wing margins, a brown dot in the middle of each wing, and a prominent tuft of brown hairs at the end of the abdomen. In this way it differs from the other green Pyralids in the genus Arthroschista which have a darker green blotch on each forewing (see for example Arthroschista hilaralis).

(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The species is found around the west Pacific rim, including :

tropical far north Queensland in Australia.

Tuvalu, 1980

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