The fore wings are black. A yellow band dominates the wing.
The underside of Papilio inopinatus is very similar to the upside.

The hind wings of Papilio inopinatus are black. The edge is wavy. A yellow area dominates the wing. At the inner edge there is a red eye.
The underside is black. At the inner edge there is a red eye. In the middle of the wing there are some fine spots of blue scales.

The body (abdomen) is dark-brown. The thorax is dark-brown. The head is dark-brown.

Sex differences: The basic colour of the female is dark-brown. A broad white band dominates the fore wing. At the edge of the hind wings there is a chain of red spots. At the underside of the hind wings there is a chain of blue spots too.

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The first description of this butterfly was in 1883 by Butler. There are no subspecies.

• CITES: (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora):
  
  -No entry- (as at 12.02.2008)
  
  
• 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 2008)
  
  
  

Papilio aegeus Donovan 1805 (Orchard Swallowtail)

Papilio bridgei Mathew 1886

Papilio erskinei Mathew 1886

Papilio inopinatus Bulter 1883

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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:    INOPINATUS

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