Male upperside: violet with a brilliant effulgence (brightness) in fresh specimens, forewing: costa and termen narrowly edged with dark brown, a dark brown transverse short streak also on the discocellulars.
Male upperside: lavender with a vibrant sheen (brightness) in fresh specimens, forewing: narrowly outlined with dark brown along the costa and termen, accompanied by a short, dark brown streak on the discocellulars.