The longways set in which the men form a line facing the women, who form a second line is the most common formation.
The dancers form a "longways set" (a row of gentlemen facing their partners, a row of ladies) of four couples.
There are contra dances and four couple longways sets which turn into a square dance part of the way through the dance and then back to the original formation.
The forewings of this species vary from buffish to orangey brown, usually with a darker central line running longways down the wing, interrupted by a pale stigma.
