The male Lampides boeticus has a dull purple-blue upper wing with two spots on the upper side of the hind wing, the female is brown with a pale blue wing base. The underside of the wing is pale yellowish brown with transverse white fasciae, black tornal spots crowned with orange with turquoise patches, and long white-tipped tail on the veins of the 2 hind wings.
Larva: Lampides boeticus larvae are green or reddish brown with a brown dorsal line and slanted white stripes on each side, wood-louse shaped.
Pupa: Pupa Lampides boeticus is yellowish white with black spots on the surface of the body arranged symmetrically around the dorsal line and other small, diffuse dots, typical lycaenid shape.