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Field Guide Descriptions: | Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, GBIF, BOLD | Technical Description, Adults: Hampson (1913); Sullivan (2010) | Technical Description, Immature Stages: Wagner et al. (2011) | |
| Adult Markings: A medium-sized dark brown Erebid. The ground color of the head, body, and both sets of wings is deep reddish brown (Hampson, 1913). The most conspicuous line is usually the medial, which is often shaded with dark brown on the outer side. The antemedian and postmedian vary in prominence and are sometimes obsolete. The orbicular and reniform are also typically absent, but a dark, double-triangular spot is characteristically located just below the apex of the forewing, at the upper end of the subterminal line. The terminal area is usually paler than the subterminal, often matching the shading of the basal half of the wing. |
| Wingspan: 46-48 mm (Hampson, 1913) |
| Adult Structural Features: The male reproductive structures of all four members of this genus are illustrated by Sullivan (2015); all are quite distinctive in features of the uncus, valves, and other structures. |
| Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens. |
| Immatures and Development: Larvae have a plum ground color and are pinstriped with purplish and white lines. A dark subdorsal eyespot on A1 is distinctive, as is a waxy bloom that is particularly evident on the thorax (see Wagner et al., 2011, for details). |
| Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants. |