The adult butterflies on top are dark brown with a broad orange band across each wing. The undersides are similar but paler and rather mottled. The female is much larger than the male. The male wingspan is about 6 cms. The female span is about 8.5 cms.
The species occurs in New Guinea and Cape York in Australia.
Further reading :
Michael F. Braby, Butterflies of Australia, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 2, pp. 560-561.
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