The hindwings have a submarginal black band with a series of tawny ochreous or whitish interstitial spots.

The undersides of the forewings are clayish, slightly ochreous, while the hindwings are sepia colour.

Forewings are rather falcate, while the hindwings have two small tails protruding from the lower edge.

A full description is given by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan, 1900 Novitates Zoologicae volume 7:287-524.

(for terms see Novitates Zoologicae volume 5:545-601 [2]) Larvae have large green bodies and heads decorated with horns.