It is found in southern Sudan, northern Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, western Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.

[3] A. johnstoni, only differs from lycoa in not having the basal area of the hindwing uniformly rounded distally, but more or less projecting or angled in cellule 4; this character is especially pronounced on the under surface.

The following forms agree with one another in having the ground-colour of the fore wing above uniform black-brown without orange-yellow median band.

Basal area of the hindwing white, yellowish or reddish; marginal band broad.

The larvae feed on Pouzolzia parasitica, Urera trinervis, Laportea and Boehmeria species (all Urticaceae).