It is found in south-east Asia, from India through China to Indonesia, as well as the north-east coast of Australia.

Upperside dark brown, without the ochreous tint, the hair-like setae on the forewing and the hairs covering the hindwing as in guttata, but grey in colour, not dull ochreous as in that species.

Cilia cinereous, with a brownish base, becoming whitish hindwards.

Female like the male, the spots larger, increasing in size hindwards, only two sub-apical dots, sometimes one and sometimes two cell dots, the usual spot against the sub-median vein in continuation of the discal series, so prominent in guttata, altogether absent, or only very slightly indicated; in the hindwing the three or four discal spots are minute.The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Leersia hexandra, Oryza sativa, Saccharum officinarum and Bambusa.