Upperside of both wings black with large patches of translucent green. Underside similar, with gray overscales on the brown areas. Chrysalids resemble bird droppings.
Adults fly above the forest canopy.
July-December in Mexico. Nectar from flowers including Cordia curassavica and Cissus . Tropical rain forest. DeVries, P. J. 1987. The butterflies of Costa Rica and their natural history.