It consists of a single species, Rathinda amor, the monkey puzzle,[1] found in Sri Lanka and India.

Forewing with the apical third chocolate, its inner edge in an even curve from the middle of the costa to the hinder margin near the angle, containing a sub-marginal series of small black lunules inwardly edged with white; the middle portion of the white space with some chocolate suffusion, a thin linear mark near the hinder angle, two short streaks from the base followed by three or four small spots.

Antennge black, ringed with white; the club with an orange tip; head and body above and below concolorous with the wings.

Female, above and below like the male, but the white spots on the forewing above are larger.The species is endemic to South Asia, specifically India's Western Ghats, the southern Indian plains, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.

The butterfly feeds on soapberries, myrtles, and mangos as well as plants from the families Rubiaceae (Notably Ixora coccinea), Dipterocarpeae, Euphorbiaceae, and Loranthaceae,.