MORPHOLOGY

External characteristics

Male
Forewing length (mm): 59-67. Wingspan (mm): 94-110.
Forewings: Forewing upperside and underside black, gray on both sides of the veins, strongest in the outer half of the wing. Hindwings Hindwing crenulate; upperside and underside black, white or creamish in the outer half, black along margin, but may more or less be divided into rounded spots, black spots in pale area in spaces 2 to 5 or 6.

Female
Forewing length (mm): 62-74. Wingspan (mm):98-116.
Similar to male, on the forewing, the gray area is more expanded.

Subspecies and variation

Varies slightly in the extent of the white color on the hindwing and the size of the spots. Three subspecies are recognized.

Similar species

See Atrophaneura luchti.

_{source: Jan Moonen, peronal communication 2020}