Elymnias hypermnestra has bluish black forewings with blue submarginal spots on the upper sides. The underside of the butterfly is mottled with reddish brown striae, on the back wing of the ribs there is a white spot.
Larva: larvae of Elymnias hypermnestra are cylindrical, about 3 mm in size, pale yellowish in color. The head capsule is black, the body is covered by thick setae with transparent droplets at the ends. At the 5th instar stage, the body color is green.
Pupa: Elymnias hypermnestra pupa is green with yellowish stripes with a pink outline on the dorsum of the thorax, dorsolateral and lateral to the abdomen. length is about 22-23 mm.