MORPHOLOGY
External characteristics
Male
Hindwings The hindwing underside lacks any white and has thin black coloured submarginal bands on either side of a red coloured stripe (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
No subspecies (Pequin, 2021).