MORPHOLOGY
External characteristics
Male
Forewings: The forewing upper side has a submarginal row of spots (Yata and Morishita, 1979).
Female
The upper side wing surface has black stripes in the cell and along the central fold, the forewing has submarginal discal spots (Yata and Morishita, 1979).
Subspecies and variation
Two subspecies are described. This species is seasonally variable in Andaman; the dry season form has reduced black markings and on the underside a bluish white colour. Ssp. naraka has on the upper side wing surface a wider marginal border and more reduced submarginal spots than the nominate species (Yata and Morishita, 1979).