MORPHOLOGY

External characteristics

Male
Forewing length (mm): 67. Wingspan (mm): 117.
Forewings: Upperside black with prominent series of eight pale yellowish separate spots from tornus to space 8 ; underside similar, ground color and spots a bit paler. Hindwings Slightly crenulate, no tail; upperside black with broad, curved central band, toothed outwardly along the veins, consisting of pale yellowish (with greenish tinge) spots that are separated by black veins; underside ground color a bit paler, band reduced to separate spots, the one in space 1b dark yellow, the other ones as on upperside, indistinct blue scaling next to the spots.

Female
Forewing length (mm): 75. Wingspan (mm):132.
Forewing, upperside black with band in outer half consisting of separate spots from tornus to space 8, with a violet-brownish white color, yellow internervular stripes along margin; underside similar. Hindwing, upperside black with outer half brightly colored with orange-yellow submarginal spots from space 2 to 7, the one in space 1b reddish orange, suarish blue spots in spaces 2 to 7, and again narrow orange-yellow spots in space 3-5; underside similar.

Subspecies and variation

No variation recorded.

Similar species

No similar species

_{source: Jan Moonen, peronal communication 2020}