MORPHOLOGY
External characteristics
Male
Wingspan (mm): 70 (Grose Smith And Kirby, 1892).
Forewings: The upper side wing surface is white, with a black distal area on the forewing. The underside forewing has a black-brown coloured distal area extendet into the cell along the costal margin to the base. Further, there are two small yellow subapical spots present (Pequin, 2021). Hindwings The hindwing upper side has a black marginal border. The hindwing underside has a brown-ish black colouration, with a basal third to middle cell dusted with green-ish yellow colouration. Further, the underside wing surface has a small yellow submarginal spot (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).
Subspecies and variation
Three subspecies are described (Pequin, 2021).