The costa of the forewing has a broad triangular jet-black projection downwards at the discocellulars, and the dorsum has a triangular projection upwards near the tornus; this black margin narrows near the middle of the termen and bears on the apex two short transverse preapical white streaks crossed by the black veins.

The cell is crossed by three laterally black-margined orange-yellow bars, beyond that is a short, broad, irregular jet-black oblique band from costa to base of vein 4.

The hindwing is greyish yellow, and in the dry season its form is strongly irrorated (sprinkled) with dusky scales.

The antennae is pale, and the head, thorax and abdomen are dark brownish black; beneath that is a dull ochraceous white.

[3][4] The larva has a "ground-colour dark brown or grey with a broad dorsal stripe formed of minute white and blue spots, spines black."