[1] Battus belus is a large Butterfly with a wingspan of 80 to 100 mm.

The underside is pearl sheened brown with a submarginal row of small white dots and big red chevrons.

"Forewing of the male without white spots on the upper surface; hindwing with one to seven white spots on the disc, the first of which is always large; the forewing of the female is similar to that of the male or it has a large pale yellow area.

Hindwing beneath in both sexes with white dots outside the red submarginal spots".

"The male is called by Bates a swift and bold flier; the female with yellow area on the forewing he found on flowers at the edge of the forest.