The butterfly occurs in India from Assam, the Khasi Hills, eastwards and across to north and south Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Java, Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi and Nias.

[4] William Harry Evans in 1932[3] and Mark Alexander Wynter-Blyth in 1957 both describe the species as not being rare.

The male white-banded royal above is a shining bright blue up to base of 4 in the forewing.

The female is a pale dull powdery blue with a broad black border on both wings.

The forewing has an outwardly white-edged discal line curved inwards.