Donggang, Pingtung County, 4 Dec 2003, occupying the cylindrical cavity in a piece of sunken wood, prior to removal from burrow.

CP41, a colony of Epizoanthus polyps encases this deep-water hermit crab, replacing the typical gastropod shell.

本種是同屬種類中體型最大的一員，其雄蟲展翅約10至12CM，雌蟲展翅約11至13CM；雌雄同型，前後翅均為青藍色，前後翅中央均具有一明顯眼斑。