Male: Upperside: closely resembles ''D. dipaea'' in the ground-colour and markings, but on the hind wing the markings are broader and more diffuse, and the lobe has a short filamentous black white-edged tail. Underside a brighter brown than in ''D. dipaea''; the markings very similar, but twice as broad.
*Expanse: 38-49 mm
*Habitat: The Himalayas from Murree to Bhutan; Assam, the Khasi and Jaintia Hills.
*Larva: More or less onisciform, pale emerald-green with two dorsal blue lines somewhat sparingly covered with short hairs, it Feeds on grasses and hill-bamboo.
*Pupa: pale green, with cross check o£ darker green lines. Head bifid, flat in front and angulated below.