It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka, Borneo east to New Guinea, the Solomons and Queensland.

The outer area reddish brown with a large scarlet lunule beyond the cell and a white speck on the costa above it.

An indistinct, irregularly dentate, sub-marginal line and a marginal specks series present.

Hindwings fuscous with incomplete medial white band and waved marginal line.

[2] Larva darkish, olive green brown with a distinct pale yellow stripe which runs along each side and extends from the head to the anal prolegs.