[3] The base colour of the upper surface of the wings is greenish white with a violet sheen in the wet-season form, and pearly white in the dry-season form.

The underside of the wings has a greenish-white base colour, with eyespots corresponding to those on the upper surface.

[5] They feed on Asystasia (A. gangetica[3]), Brillantaisia, Isoglossa (I. woodii[3] and I. mossambicensis [6]), Mimulopsis, and Paulowilhelmia species.

[5] The flight period of the adults is year round, peaking in summer and autumn.

[3] The males may perch on the leaves of forest trees, while the females stay closer to the ground near the larval food plants.