The male Textrix dendiculata is similar to the female in general appearance.
The abdomen is dark brown with a light horse-shoe shaped marking towards the anterior which breaks down into a series of light spots towards the posterior.
The legs are yellow-brown with dark annulations and rings of white hairs.
The body length of the female is 7–8 mm, that of the slightly smaller male 6–7 mm.

In my yard, Hilversum, The Netherlands, 4 July 2017