A Peacock Pansy. On the upperside, its wings are rich orange-yellow, with buff outer margins. On the upper margin of the forewings there are short perpendicular bars, with lateral jet-black marginal lines.

Both the fore- and hindwings have large ocelli. The ones on the forewings are brownish and white-centred, with an outer black-buff ring.

The ocelli on the hindwings are dark orange, with a black-white outer ring and a white center as well as a larger, off-center black spot.

On the underside the wings are ochreous brown, with the same pattern as above, but much paler. The antennae are dark brown with brownish-orange tips.

The head is orange-brown, and the thorax and abdomen are blackish, with orange-brown furry colouring.