In the male the ground-colour is dark black-brown above with a brown-yellow transverse band only about 4 mm.

in breadth, which reaches the hindmargin and is but little curved; its spots are rather deeply cleft distally.

The hindwing is dark black-brown in the basal part almost to the middle and has there a red-brown transverse band about 10 mm.

in breadth and gradually narrowed posteriorly; the under surface of the hindwing is uniform smoke-brown and the black streaks nearly reach the cell here also.

This species is mimicked by Pseudacraea kuenowii gottbergi and Mimacraea charmian.