The forewings are black. In the pinion there are two isolated blue-green spots. At the wing leading edge there are a blue-green spot and a short blue-green band.
The underside is dark brown.

The hind wings are black and have short tails. The margin is ridged. At the margin there is a chains of blue-green spots. There is a broad blue-green area on the wing.
The underside is brown. At the margin there is a chain of tiny golden spots, but three of this spots are small. At the inner edge there is a golden eye.

The body is black, but the underside is brown.

Sex differences: The female is lighter than male. The underside of female is dark brown and marmorate. The blue-green areas are not so bright and on hind wings there are more blue-green spots.

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The first description of this butterfly was in 1833 by Boisduval. There are no subspecies.
There are many similar species.

• CITES: (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora):
  
  -no entry- (as at 23.06.2005)
  
  
• EU regulation on trading with species of wild Fauna and Flora
  
  -no entry- (as at 19.08.2005)
  
  
• IUCN Red List of threatened species:
  
  -no entry- (as at 2004)  (see: www.redlist.org/)
  
  
  

Papilio aethiops Rothschild & Jordan 1905

Papilio phorbanta Linnaeus 1771

Papilio epiphorbas Boisduval 1833

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• Kingdom:    ANIMALIA
• Phylum:    ARTHROPODA
• Class:    INSECTA
• Order:    LEPIDOPTERA
• Suborder:    DITRYSIA
• Superfamily:    PAPILIONOIDEA
• Family:    PAPILIONIDAE
• Subfamily:    PAPILIONINAE
• Tribe:    PAPILIONINI
• Genus:    PAPILIO
• Specific name:    EPIPHORBAS

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