The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are pale cream coloured with a broad, black median streak. The hindwings are pale grey, slightly darkened towards the apex., 2005, the genus Bryotropha Heinemann in the western palaearctic (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 148: 77-207. Abstract and full article: Adults have been recorded on wing from July to August.
