Wing span:

Identification: The wings are bright iridescent blue on the upperside with black costa, apex, subapex, termenal margin and submargin, and dorsum of the hindwings. The forewings have a large black spot at the dorsum in the postdiscal region. The underside of the wings has a blotchy appearance with a mix of several colors including dark brown, light brown, white and bluish-mauve. The dorsum, cell above the dorsum and the base of the forewings are plain brown. The postbasal to outer postdiscal regions of the forewings are dark brown with four white markings. The apex and subapex of the forewings are bluish-mauve, with four dark brown apical spots, a white marking below the apical spots, and a double black subapical ocellus with a yellowish-brown outline. The ocellus closest to the apex has a white pupil. The hindwings are entirely bluish-mauve on the underside with dark brown markings. Each has a postdiscal band (with dark brown wavy outlines) containing a double black ocellus near the apex and two black ocelli near the tornus, each with a whitish pupil, yellowish-brown iris and black outline. The postbasal region has three dark brown markings. The body is dark brown on the upperside and light brown on the underside.

Variation: There is variation in the amount of bluish-mauve on the underside of the wings, with this colour being entirely absent in some specimens.

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Reported from: CEIBA Biological Centre (Region 4)