Subspecies include:[1][2] This species can be found in Southern France, eastern Spain, Portugal and Italy (only in central and western Liguria),[3] as well as North Africa, including Morocco.

Forewings are bluish, with five red spots surrounded with black or dark blue.

Colorations of the females are rather similar to males, but their forewings are usually bluish-green, with larger spots.

[6] These moths mainly inhabit rocky places, dry woods and grove rich grasslands.

[5] They are present in the Maquis shrubland, characterized by the widespread presence of Cistus species.