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IdentificationThe wings are dark brown on the upperside with a whitish-blue central band running from costa to dorsum. The band is broken in two on the forewings. The hindwings have a red tornal spot. The underside of the wings is dark brown with the same whitish-blue markings, and the inner area of the band is white all the way to the base. There are red lines surrounding the whitish-blue markings and white submarginal spots. There are black spots on the outer side of the red line on the hindwings, in the postdiscal region. 

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Reported from: Mabaruma (Region 1), Parika (Region 3), Craig & Friendship (Region 4), Brotherson, Sandaka & Tain (Region 6), Demerara River