Its thorax is black on dorsum and there are a pair of narrow and slightly curved azure blue antehumeral stripes.

Base is azure blue on the sides, marked with a black stripe which occupies half of the posterior border of the thorax.

Segments 8 to 10 are azure blue on dorsum, with black basal annules.

[4] It can be distinguished from other species in this genus by its small size, by having the under surface of the head blue, and by the tiny spine near the base of the superior anal appendages.

Commonly found perched on riparian vegetation along shaded streams.