[3] The males are known for their fast flight, patrolling specific routes in search of females.

The basal area of the underide of forewing varies, as it can be orange or grey depending on location.

[4] Its type locality is Guinea, and the distribution spans across much of sub-Saharan Africa, including Sierra Leone,Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini, Pondoland, and South Africa.

These butterflies are typically confined to specific areas in forests, due to the restricted presence of food plant.

In South Africa, A. sabina adults are noted from February to May in notable localities like Woodbush and Legalameetse in Limpopo Province, Dhlinza and Ngoye Forests and Mvutshini Valley in KwaZulu-Natal, and areas near Mbyoti and Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape.