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A very recently described species, characterised by the
extremely strong underside forewing markings.
Original
Description
-
Lachlan
(Australian
Entomologist,
2000,
27
(3)
p74)
:
"Male.
Fore
wing
upperside
white
to
just
beyond
end
of
discal
cell,
apical
and
marginal
areas
black
tapering
to
2mm
at
tornus;
two
faint
subapical
spots
in
half
the
specimens
examined.
Hind
wing
upperside
white,
partly
translucent
with
underside
pattern
visible;
a
black
border
widest
at
apex,
broken
into
spots
towards
the
tornus,
inner
edge
scalloped,
the
width
of
this
border
variable,
2-4mm
at
apex;
faintly
yellow
along
anal
margin.
Fore
wing
underside
with
broad
black
costal
margin;
discal
cell
nearly
entirely
black
or
black
with
small
area
at
posterior
edge
towards
end
of
cell
diffused
with
cream
scales;
black
scaling
extends
beneath
cell
at
base;
creamy-white
patch
lightly
diffused
with
black
scaling,
sometimes
heavily
but
not
as
much
as
in
D.
endela
Jordan;
three
subapical
and
three,
or
sometimes
two,
small
marginal
spots,
the
last
spot
often
very
faint,
the
second
subapical
spot
usually
longer
and
positioned
basally
of
the
first
spot.
Hind
wing
underside
very
dark
brown
with
light
yellow
diffusion
distal
of
median
crenulate
band
and
anal
veins
area;
one
humeral,
three
subbasal
and
six
submarginal
yellow
spots;
tornal
spot
often
split
into
two
small
parallel
spots;
median
yellow
and
cream
crenulate
band
from
costal
margin
to
just
below
vein
CuAČ,
becoming
broken
yellow
to
dorsum
near
tornus,
narrower
than
in
D.
aroae
(Ribbe)
and
D.
pheres
Jordan,
very
narrow
in
part
between
veins
R5
and
M1;
yellow
and
cream
spike-like
protrusions
along
the
veins
on
the
distal
edge
of
crenulate
band
reduced
in
majority
of
specimens.
Length
of
fore
wing:
24-26mm,
in
two
specimens
21mm.
Female.
Unknown."
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