MORPHOLOGY
External characteristics
Male
Wingspan (mm): 50 - 60 (DBpedia, n.d.).
Hindwings The hindwing underside has a yellow coloured subbasal band. The hindwing has a yellow coloured patch (Pequin, 2021). The hindwing upper side has a white coloured anal patch (Joicey and Talbot, 1922).
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. Ssp. albiplaga has a white patch on the hindwing, instead of yellow (Pequin, 2021).