Male upperside dull black, with the following somewhat dingy white markings that resemble in their disposition, the markings in Papilio agestor. Forewing: cell with two streaks from hase that diverse outwardly and reach the apex, three shorter streaks between and above them at apex; interspace la with an elongate streak that does not reach the termen; two streaks in interspace 1 divided by a black line as in agestor; a series of more or less rectangular broad streaks in interspaces 2 to 6 with elongate spots in 7 and 8; a very slender costal streak from base; finally a series of subterminal spots in interspaces 1 to 5 succeeded above in interspaces 6 and 7 by ill-defined subterminal streaks. Hind wing: cell white traversed longitudinally by two short black lines, the upper one forked near apex; a discal series of broad white streaks from the dorsal margin in the interspaces 1 to 7, the streaks in interspace 2 to 6 short and more or less rectangular; transverse series of postdiscal and subterminal white spots beyond, the postdiscal spots in interspaces 6 and 7 coalescent with the discal streaks in those interspaces; finally, a tornal prominent ochraceous-yellow spot. Underside similar, the ground-colour outwardly on the fore wing and over the whole of the hind wing more or less of a chestnut, tint; markings similar to those on the upperside but broader and on the fore wing diffuse towards the apex; on the hind wing the discal streak in interspace 7 is absent and there is an edging of white anteriorly in the yellow spot at tho tornal angle. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen black; the head and thorax spotted with white; the abdomen with three rows of white spots along the sides. Papilio epycides Sikkim, 1884 Female has the markings larger than the male and mostly of as much paler colour; the submarginal spots of the hind wing are specially enlarged. The fore wings have often some minute linear spots between the outer margin and the submarginal series of rounded markings in both sexes. The yellow anal spot is slightly variable in size. (Rothschild quoted in Bingham.)