The adult butterflies have a small tail at the tornus of each hind wing. The adult male is brown with a purple sheen on top. The females are brown with an arc of black spots along the margin of each hind wing ending in a big spot by the tail.

male and female
(Photo: courtesy of Yusuke Takanami & Yasuo Seki)

The under-surfaces of the wings of both sexes are fawn, with multiple arcs of white dashes, and with a black spot beside the tail of each hind wing. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

The species occurs from India to the Philippines, including the tropical coast of Queensland.

Further reading :

Michael F. Braby,
Butterflies of Australia, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 2, pp. 796-797.

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