MORPHOLOGY
External characteristics
Male
Wingspan (mm): 38 - 42 (DBpedia, n.d.).
Forewings: The upper side wing surface is white, with black colouration from apex to cell distad on the forewing. The underside of the wing surface is olive-black, somewhat purple-ish. There is on the underside of the forewing a pale yellow band, as well as four pale yellow submarginal spots (Pequin, 2021). Hindwings The hindwing has a very thin black distal border. The hindwing underside is has a slightly glossy olive-green glow. On the hindwing underside, there is a median band with a deeper yellow colour. Further, there are five submarginal scarlet spots (Pequin, 2021).
Female
The females generally have a different underside wing surface than the males, by being darker with broader margins on both wings (D'Abrera, 1982). On the forewing, the black apical area is wider than that of males. On both wings are often white submarginal spots. The underside wing surface is similar in both sexes (Pequin, 2021).
Subspecies and variation
Two subspecies are described (Pequin, 2021).