Female
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The butterflies of this species are dark brown, with a variable number of small white spots. The males have a pale brown sex brand on the upper surface of each forewing.

Male
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

Underneath, the wings are a mottled grey with some indistinct white spots. The butterflies have a wingspan of about 2.5 cms.

Female underside
(Photo: courtesy of John Lahey, Brisbane, Queensland)

This species occurs along the north-east coastal strip of

Male underside
(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

Further reading :

Michael F. Braby,
Butterflies of Australia, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 1, p 136.

Paul Mabille,
Description d'Hespérides Nouvelles,
Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de Belgique,
Volume 35, Part 16 (1891), p. lxxx.

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(updated 28 July 2001, 5 January 2024)