The oreta subvinosa have pale yellow forewings, a dull reddish brown line, a deep chestnut brown line, and a yellow basal and marginal area that is freckled brownish, with red coloring toward the apex.
The forewings are pale yellow with a faint greenish tinge. The first line is dull reddish brown and the outer line is deep chestnut brown, originating at a dark costal spot close before the apex and joined on vein 6 by a short curved brown mark from the costa. The yellow basal and marginal areas are freckled with brownish, the latter with a dull reddish cloud along the margin, becoming deeper reddish towards the apex. 
