Description. Male (Figures 4 – 5). Forewing 32 mm long. The male is creamy white above with a hint of blueish-green. A faint straight discal line divides all wings in a slightly lighter basal half and a slightly darker distal half. There is a postdiscal line of irregular black spots, usually complete on the forewing, but incomplete on the hindwing. A dark, submarginal zig-zag band is separated from the equally dark margin. The abdominal fold is dark brown, and the basal part of both wings is dusted with grey which does not extend far into the wing surface. The underside is greenish-white with no tinge of yellow. A dark, fine, precise, straight discal line which is postdiscally lined with dark dustings crosses all wings. The submarginal chevrons appear as small, dark spots, connected by a light-grey submarginal band which is separated from the equally light-grey margin. The extent of the black markings varies broadly, but the pattern does not: variation is partly seasonally defined. Female (Figures 6 – 7). Forewing 37 mm long. The upper side has the basal part of both wings dark-brown. This is followed by a white discal band that is precisely delineated, except at the end of the forewing cell where there are three irregular white spots. The band is so wide that the black postdiscal chevrons are largely inside the band. There is slight variation in the width of the white discal band, which is rarely (in
Status
- COL status
- accepted
- Nomenclatural code
- zoological