Appearance
The wingspan is 64–80 mm. Head, thorax and abdomen are purplish grey, which differs from "Theretra nessus". Vertex of head and a dorso-lateral stripe to thorax and abdomen is green. Forewings are purplish grey with a green oblique central area from below apex to inner margin with some indistinct lines on it. There is an irregular dark outer area with some yellow inside it. Hindwings with anal patch and submarginal band are pointed.Larva greenish with a dark dorsal line, and a subdorsal pale line on thoracic somites. Fourth somite has a large ocellus, which is white ringed with brown and centered with blue and green. Ocelli on fifth to tenth somites are bluish with yellow centered. Lateral area is greenish and horn is yellowish. The caterpillars feed on "Alocasia odora", "Syngonium podophyllum", "Amorphophallus", "Arisaema", "Caladium", "Colocasia", "Dieffenbachia", "Begonia", "Commelina", "Leea", "Cissus" and "Vitis" species.
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