MORPHOLOGY
External characteristics
Male
Forewings: The upper side ground-colour is pale. The forewing upper side has a black border, which is deeply excavated and has a black border along the hind margin clearly stepped near the tornus (Yata and Morishita, 1979). Hindwings The hindwing underside has a basal series of spots, usually in a ring-like shape and always enterring the cell (Yata and Morishita, 1979).
Female
Subspecies and variation
Two (Yata and Morishita, 1979) or three (D'Abrera, 1982) subspecies are described. The black border along the outer and hind margins is narrower in ssp. myria (Yata and Morishita, 1979).