The wingspan is 11–15mm.The forewings are shining bronzy, sometimes coppery-tinged; six obscure golden metallic transverse streaks from costa between 1/3 and apex, and one or two from dorsum posteriorly, all sometimes obsolete; a violet -black mark on tornus, enclosing two or three golden metallic dots, and a similar dot above it; sometimes two or three fine black dashes above this; a blackish apical spot; dark line of cilia indented below apex. Hindwings are dark fuscous.[1]
↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdfThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
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