ID pointers: A slender looking Agonopterix – The forewing may be darker towards the base with a prominent basal dash and pale or white beyond on the wing, thorax and head. The twin spots are usually joined, and the central spot is scarcely evident but there is a white, sometimes black, backed spot beyond. There is a pale fascia from the costa in the terminal third of the wing and the termen has spots. There is commonly a red brown colour along the dorsum, which may also be present in front of the twin spots and along the costa.