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Identification: The wings are dark brown on the upperside with an outer postdiscal iridescent greenish-blue band running from mid to dorsum on the forewings, and a central iridescent greenish-blue band running from below the costa to just above the tornus on the hindwings. The forewings also have an iridescent greenish-blue marking below the costa, in line with the outer postdiscal band. The hindwings have a whitish-brown patch at the costa and whitish-brown dorsum. The underside of the wings is a blotchy brown, with different shades of brown outlined by black. The dorsum and cell above the dorsum on the forewings is dark brown to black. The hindwings have six small brown submarginal spots running from the apex to tornus. The body is dark brown on the upperside and light brown on the underside, and the proboscis is red. 

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Reported from: Rewa Eco-Lodge (Region 9)