Adults are on wing year-round, but are most common from October to March.

[2] Taxonomic status of the species remains uncertain due to significant variations noted across individual specimens.

[3] Males of subspecies Tuxentius melaena griqua are characterised by having faint, dark markings on a dirty- yellow base color, on the dorsal region.

Whereas the female specimens contain reduced black markings on their ventral region.

On the upperside of the hindwing, they feature expanded white markings.