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Identification: This species is sexually dimorphic. Males are black with an iridescent green tint, excepting at the margins. The hindwings have a broad orange horizontal band below the costa. The forewings have whitish sickle-shaped marking radiating from the costal margin, around mid-costa. Females are dark brown with an orange apical band (broader on the forewings) and small orangish spots throughout the wings. These spots appear larger, yellow and in a checkered pattern on the underside of the wings.

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Reported from: Acarai Mts. (Region 9)