MORPHOLOGY
External characteristics
Male
Wingspan (mm): 52 - 57 (DBpedia, n.d.).
Forewings: On the underside of the forewing, there are yellow subapical markings (Pequin, 2021). Hindwings On the underside of the hindwing, there are yellow markings (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). The hindwing underside has whitened marginal spots, and both the submarginal black coloured band and cell end spot are better developed (Yata and Morishita, 1979).
Subspecies and variation
Three subspecies are described (Pequin, 2021).