(Photo: courtesy of Lorraine Jenkins, Port Lincoln Junior Primary School, South Australia)

The adult moths of this species are brown with a series of pale wavy bands parallel to the margin on each wing, and two pale spots on each forewing. The moths have a wingspan of about 4 cms. The specimen shown was taken in South Australia.

male
(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

The adults are superficially similar to those of Anthela denticulata and Anthela oressarcha, but the three species occur in three different areas of the country: