Palamedes Swallowtail

The upper side of the wings is blackish-brown with both wings having a yellow postmedian band and a yellow submarginal band. There is a yellow bar at the end of the fore wing cell. The underside of the wings is black with the fore wing having a yellow postmedian band and a yellow submarginal band. The hind wing has a few colored bands; the first being cream; the second, orange; the third, blue; and the fourth, orange. There is a yellow streak on the inner margin of the hind wing which runs parallel to the body.The wingspan ranges from 4½ to 5⅛ inches.