Upperside is brown-black with a slight purple sheen. Dull, blurry white spots on forewing apex. Underside is brownish gray with no distinct pattern.
Females lay eggs singly on young leaves, and the caterpillars eat leaves.
Subtropical river forests, hardwood hammocks. Venezuela north through Central America to Mexico and the West Indies. G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery. The butterflies of Costa Rica and their natural history. Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae.