The adult butterflies are pale metallic blue on top with broad black margins. The hindwings have an arc of dark spots and chevrons around the rear margin, and a little tail at the tornus. Underneath, they are fawn with rows of white dashes and white chevrons around the margins. The hindwings each have a black spot by the tail. The butterflies have a wing span of about 3 cms.

underside
(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

The species occurs in New Guinea and adjacent islands and occasionally in Cape York.

Further reading :

Michael F. Braby, Butterflies of Australia, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 2, pp. 824-825.

previous caterpillar

Australian butterflies

Australian caterpillars

Australian moths

next caterpillar