MORPHOLOGY

External characteristics

Male
Wingspan (mm): 38 (Kirby and Bowdler Sharpe, 1897) .
Forewings: The forewing apex is acute. The forewing upper side has a black marking, which is obtuse and not produced (Yata and Morishita, 1979).

Female Wingspan (mm):38 (Kirby and Bowdler Sharpe, 1897).
The female is larger than the male. The underside wing surface is somewhat brown coloured. The hindwing underside has a narrow submarginal band (Yata and Morishita, 1979).

Four subspecies are described (Yata and Morishita, 1979).

This species is similar to Elodina angulipennis, but is smaller (Yata and Morishita, 1979).