This slender green caterpillar is covered with little white dots and very short hairs. It often has red, maroon or brown mid-dorsal and sub-dorsal stripes. The head has small forward projecting horns and the back end is pointed. The larva grows to less than an inch long. The wings of the adult moth are grayish to bluish-green with a granulated appearance. The costa, ante-median and post-median lines are cream-colored. The wing edges are ragged.