On the basal areas of the upperside of the wings (especially the hindwings) are large suffused patches of metallic green, blue, orange or red.

The larvae are green, with yellow and pink markings and bear long and branched lateral spines.

The larvae of most species feed on Sapindaceae others on Anacardiaceae, Rutaceae, Sterculiaceae, Annonaceae, Palmae.

In the most recent monograph Jacques Hecq listed 180 species[1] later adding 12.

As molecular phylogenetic studies continue, lineages distinct enough to warrant some formal degree of recognition become evident and new groupings are suggested, but consistent ranking remains a problem.