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Field Guide Descriptions: | Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, GBIF, BOLD | Technical Description, Adults: Dyar (1913) | Technical Description, Immature Stages: Wagner et al. (2011) | |
| Adult Markings: A small, chunky, greenish and brownish banded Punkie. The ground color is pale greenish-white, crossed by a brownish or grayish median band. The inner line of the median band is relatively straight from the costa to the cubital vein, then becomes more irregular (Dyar, 1913). The dorsal half of the basal area is also shaded with gray or brown. Hindwings are whitish but may be shaded with gray or greenish. |
| Wingspan: 10 mm (Dyar, 1913) |
| Adult Structural Features: Antennae of the males are pectinate |
| Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens. |
| Immatures and Development: Larvae are lichen mimics, mottled with gray, brown, and black (illustrated in Wagner et al., 2011). The body is widest towards the anterior and tapers towards the rear. Dorsal setae are glandular and bear droplets. Wagner et al. also describe the cocoon of this species as extremely cryptic, incorporating pieces of lichens, mosses, and chewed algae and bark into its covering. |
| Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants. |