This flying-fox has straw-colored fur around the eyes that looks like spectacles. It searches for fruit, nectar, pollen, and leaves at night and roosts in large camps.
The body is mostly black, with straw-colored fur around the eyes. These markings give the species its name.
It feeds on fruit, pollen, nectar, and leaves, and forages at night. It rests in large camps and may share roost sites with other flying-foxes.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.