This adult butterfly has brown wing upper surfaces, with orange markings. The undersides are similar but more yellowish. The males have a black patch near the middle of the upper surface of each forewing. The adults have a wingspan of about 2 cms.

underside
(Specimen: courtesy of the The Australian Museum)

The species is found as several subspecies in New Guinea and along the coast of Queensland.

Further reading :

Michael F. Braby, Butterflies of Australia, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 1, pp. 207-208.

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