male, underside
(Photo: courtesy of Andy Young and Rowan Moore)

The adults are dark brown with pale yellow spots on the upper surfaces. The undersides are paler versions of their upper surfaces. The males have a thick short black sex brand on each forewing. The butterflies have a wingspan of about 3 cms.

female
(Photo: courtesy of Andy Young and Rowan Moore)

This species is found in the Northern Territory and Cape York.

Further reading :

Michael F. Braby,
Butterflies of Australia, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 1, pp 126-127.

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