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Identification: This species is sexually dimorphic. The wings are dark brown with a broad central band running from costa to dorsum. This band is yellow in females and orange in males. Both females and males have a thin whitish subapical band on the forewings that extends down to the tornus. The hindwings have three whitish submarginal markings starting from the apex and extending downward. The hindwings are scalloped at the termen and have a scalloped projection at the tornus, which has a horizontal orange band in males and a horizontal yellow band in females.

Variation: There is variation in the shape and placement of the tornal band on the hindwings, as well as in the presence of the central orange band on the underside in males. Additionally, some males have an iridescent blue tint on the underside.

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Reported from: Bartica, Kamarang River & Mt. Roraima (Region 7), Kaieteur (Region 8), Annai (Region 9)