[3][4] The International Union for Conservation of Nature also cites very old collections in Burma, China and Tibet.

The abdomen in the male is blood-red, tapered from base to end, and marked with black.

[5] The female is similar to the male, except that the abdomen is cylindrical rather than tapered from base to end and is a reddish-yellow color instead of blood red.

The specimens reported in 2013 were found in bushes around freshwater marshland and streams.

Individuals were generally at their most active in the evening and morning; males rested at around 8 to 10 metres (26 to 33 ft) from the ground, and preyed upon skippers and small moths.