Subspecies in India
(1) Charaxes solon solon (Fabricius, 1793) – Pale Black Rajah
(2) Charaxes solon sulphureus Rothschild, 1900 – Sulphur Black Rajah
The subspecies sulphureus is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
(2) Charaxes solon sulphureus Rothschild, 1900 – Sulphur Black Rajah
The subspecies sulphureus is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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The subspecies sulphureus is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT | |||||||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Assam | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Bihar | |||||||||||||
| Chandigarh | |||||||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Daman & Diu UT | |||||||||||||
| Delhi | |||||||||||||
| Goa | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Gujarat | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Haryana | |||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir UT | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Jharkhand | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Karnataka | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Kerala | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
| Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Maharashtra | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 15 | |
| Manipur | |||||||||||||
| Meghalaya | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Mizoram | |||||||||||||
| Nagaland | |||||||||||||
| Odisha | |||||||||||||
| Puducherry UT | |||||||||||||
| Punjab | |||||||||||||
| Rajasthan | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Sikkim | |||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Tripura | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| West Bengal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Total | 26 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 43 | 25 | 32 |
Dalbergia sissoo (Robinson et al. 2010), Moullava spicata (Bell 1909; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Robinson et al. 2010), Pithecellobium dulce (Kalesh & Prakash 2015), Tamarindus indica (Davidson & Aitken 1890; Bell 1909; Wynter-Blyth; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Xylia xylocarpa (Robinson et al. 2010) (Fabaceae).
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
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Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Charaxes solon (Fabricius, 1793) – Black Rajah. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/charaxes-solon, accessed 2024/10/13.