 In the female the blue iridescence at the base of the wings on the upperside is in some specimens considerably restricted, in others entirely absent.On the underside in both sexes the ground colour is paler and in form and position the markings are much less prominent, though entirely like those of the wet-season brood.The butterfly occurs in Peninsular India, Himalayas, Assam, Andamans, Nicobars, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippines, Borneo, Sulawesi and New Guinea.