Subspecies in India
(1) Rachana jalindra macanita (Fruhstorfer, 1912) – Sahyadri Banded Royal
(2) Rachana jalindra indra (Moore, [1884]) – Bengal Banded Royal
(3) Rachana jalindra tarpina (Hewitson, 1878) – Andaman Banded Royal
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
(2) Rachana jalindra indra (Moore, [1884]) – Bengal Banded Royal
(3) Rachana jalindra tarpina (Hewitson, 1878) – Andaman Banded Royal
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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This species 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 | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Delhi | |||||||||||||
| Goa | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||
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| Karnataka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| Kerala | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
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| Madhya Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Maharashtra | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 | ||||||||
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| Meghalaya | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Total | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 12 |
Dendrophthoe falcata (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017), Helicanthes elasticus (Davidson et al. 1895; Bell 1919a; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Robinson et al. 2010) (Loranthaceae).
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 2025. Rachana jalindra (Horsfield, [1829]) – Banded Royal. 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/rachana-jalindra, accessed 2025/10/26.