 The wingspan is 9–10 mm.There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and again in August.The larvae feed on "Lonicera alpigena", "Lonicera" × "bella", "Lonicera caerulea", "Lonicera deflexicalyx", "Lonicera flava", "Lonicera gracilipes", "Lonicera ledebourii", "Lonicera macki", "Lonicera morrowii", "Lonicera nigra", "Lonicera orientalis", "Lonicera periclymenum", "Lonicera prostrata", "Lonicera rupicola", "Lonicera tatarica", "Lonicera webbiana", "Lonicera xylosteum" and "Symphoricarpos albus".