It is found in southern Florida and the West Indies, including Cuba.

The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1866.

[1] The moth's forewings are black with rows of white dots and red around the costal margin.

Their hindwings fade from blue into black, with white dots around the edge.

Their thorax continues the trend of white-speckled black, while their abdomen takes on the same blue color of their hindwings.