Adult: pale grayish-brown moth, the FW is uniformly speckled with dark-brown scales, except on the dorsal margin from base to tornus, which is whitish. The moth sits with the front end of the body elevated, similar to
Tischeriidae, but usually with the front and hind legs tucked out of sight and the middle legs visible but not projected to either side. On the head, there is a prominent tuft of erect scales.
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Larva: Greenish with a dark red spot on either side of each segment; it presents a sigmoid ("S"-shaped) configuration, in contrast to most other leaf-mining microlepidoptera larvae, which either appear straight or describe a single, gentle curve from anterior to posterior end.
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