Abdomen shining black, with black pubescence, a complete silvery-dusted band on posterior two-thirds of fourth segment.
Legs with the femora ochreous beneath, darker above ; tibiae and tarsi blackish, with silvery grey scales.
The forewings are pale ochreous to silvery white, with ferruginous markings.
Males have long silvery-white antennae, while females have shorter, blackish antennae with white tips.
They have a silvery head and sides with a dark middorsal strip extending to the dorsal fin.
The flesh of the fungus is purple, brown, or silvery-black inside, and is arranged in concentric layers.
Bright to deep green, the foliage has silvery, glaucous undersides.
The leaf is compound with several silvery-green leaflets.