Wing span:

Identification: The wings are orange on the upperside with yellow margins. The forewings have dark brown costal, apical and subapical regions. This region is a darker shade of brown in males and there is an iridescent purple subapical band. Males are also a brighter shade of orange on the upperside. The underside of the wings is yellow in both males and females, with no distinctive markings.

Variation:

Behaviour:

Habitat:

Larval food plant: Inga punctata, Terminalia amazonia, Vochysia guatemalensis (as reported by Warren et al., 2013 for Honduras to Brazil, Guianas, Trinidad)

Adult food:

Reported from: CEIBA Biological Centre (Region 4), Kamarang River & Quonga (Region 7), Annai (Region 9)