The adults of this species are brown, with orange patches. The undersides of the wings are a patchy orange with the same pattern of spots as on the top surfaces, only less pronounced. The males have a grey patch on the upper surface of each forewing. The butterflies have a wingspan of about 2 cms.

This species occurs as the subspecies :

dolon in Queensland and New South Wales.

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Further reading :

Michael F. Braby, Butterflies of Australia, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 1, pp. 197-198.

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