Both wings above black-brown without median band, but with blue submarginal spots and the forewing also in the middle between the apex of the cell and the distal margin with three small blue spots in cellules 3, 4 and 6; forewing beneath with four large yellowish submarginal spots in cellules 1 b—4.

[4] External images The larvae feed on Toddalia asiatica.

Papilio thuraui belongs to a clade called the nireus species group with 15 members.

The pattern is black with green or blue bands and spots.

The clade members are: This species is located in the Afrotropical realm.