The submarginal line is edged in dark orange brown.

Adults have brown wings with a pale submarginal line.

The submarginal line is represented by a series of small, dark vein spots.

The submarginal line is also represented only by a series of vein spots.

The hindwings are blackish with a very light sandy brown submarginal line.

The submarginal line is represented by a series of black vein dots.

Juvenile birds have distinctive submarginal lines and brown coverts during the first year.

The outer area is pinker, with an indistinct submarginal line.

Both have postmarginal and submarginal lines of irregular small black spots.

The marginal area is bounded by an indistinct submarginal line.