Wingspan 20-30 mm. A pale species with bold markings towards the wing tips (the markings are often chestnut coloured).

Open, grassy habitats and waste ground.

The adults fly in two generations; one in May and June and a second in the autumn. They are regularly attracted to light.

The larvae feed in the stems and flowers of Coltsfoot.

This relatively common member of the 'Plume' moths has a widespread distribution in Britain. In the Butterfly Conservation’s Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as common.

Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = A (common and resident)