MORPHOLOGY
External characteristics
Male
Wingspan (mm): 60 - 65 (DBpedia, n.d.).
Forewings: The forewing has very clear markings (Pequin, 2021). The forewing upper side has an oblique, white coloured, broad band (Yata and Morishita, 1979). Hindwings The hindwing underside has a red coloured basal area and a broad black coloured median band, with a yellow coloured cell end spot in it. Further, there is a an outer series of conspicuous yellow coloured oval spots distal to the band. The hindiwng upper side has a yellow area which extends to the costa (Yata and Morishita, 1979).
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).