Desmia chryseis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1898. It is found in Venezuela and Peru. The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings are orange-yellow with a purplish fuscous antemedial line and base of the costa. The terminal third is purplish fuscous except on the costa. The hindwings have a purplish fuscous band on the termen.