The dorsal surface is mottled brownish-grey with darker speckling. Its coloration is metallic silver-gray with black speckling and pure silvery white on the belly. The color is bluish to gray above, with dark speckling, becoming silver below. The starry night cracker is a black butterfly with iridescent blue speckling on its wings. The plumage is predominantly brown in colour and often shows a high degree of speckling. The belly is white or yellow with gray speckling. The eggs are pale salmon pink with speckling. In addition, their underbelly might feature some faint speckling. The belly is pale with some dark speckling. Its cheek whiskers are white, with dark speckling that increases near the base. There is dark speckling on the crown and rump. The black speckling on the back and flanks is consistent however. The areas between these stripes have further pale speckling. Its coat color is brown with a speckling to the hairs. Its forearms are black, and its upper arms have a pale speckling.