"Although both sexes have black wings bordered with small yellow spots, the wings of the male are also crossed by another band of larger spots that is absent or reduced in the female. Iridescent blue scaling is more prominent on the hindwings of the female ..."

This is its ventral side

Photograph taken with a Nikon D80 using a Nikon 200mm, f/4 micro, manual focus lens.

June 30, 2007.