The Juniper-twig Geometer moth has a wingspan of approximately 1.25 inches. It is variably orangish, pinkish or reddish-brown. The forewing is hooked at the tip, the hook being more pronounced on the female. The bold, black post-medial line kinks inward before it reaches the costa. It often has black blotches in the subterminal area. In the hindwing the outer margin is rounded and the post-median line is straight. The caterpillar is a slender, elongate twig mimic and perfectly matches the host, cedar foliage, in color and pattern. It is brown or gray with dark angular lines dorsally and laterally creating a diamond shaped pattern. There is a pair of black dorsal warts on the 9th abdominal segment The head is brown and gray with a dark brown herringbone pattern on the lobes.