The female has an overall lighter brown colour on the upper surface, and orange-brown markings near the tips of the forewings.

The four subspecies are found in different regions: The female lays a group of eggs on the undersurface of a leaf of the larval food plant.

[2] The full-grown larvae attach their rear ends to a leaf or branch with a small patch of silk and hang with their heads down.

They often sit head downwards on the stems or larger branches of trees, usually with the wings held closed.

The adults feed on fermented fruit and on tree sap, and the males are known to land on damp patches of ground to suck up moisture.