Charaxes dolon Westwood, [1848] - Stately Nawab

(1) Charaxes dolon dolon Westwood, [1848] – Himalayan Stately Nawab
(2) Charaxes dolon centralis (Rothschild, 1899) – Sikkim Stately Nawab
(3) Charaxes dolon carolus (Fruhstorfer, 1904) – Chinese Stately Nawab
(4) Charaxes dolon magniplagus (Fruhstorfer, 1904) – Patkai Stately Nawab

  This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
 

Charaxes bharata C. & R. Felder, [1867] - Indian Nawab

No subspecies are listed under this species. It was earlier treated as a population of Charaxes athamas – Common Nawab but recent molecular phylogenetic work (Toussaint et al. 2015) has suggested this to be a distinct species. It is uncertain where the Andamanese Charaxes andamanicus Fruhstorfer, 1906, which was also treated as a subspecies of Charaxes athamas – Common Nawab, will fit following this taxonomic change.
 

Charaxes andamanicus (Fruhstorfer, 1906) - Andaman Nawab

No subspecies are listed under this species. It was earlier treated as a subspecies of Charaxes athamas – Common Nawab but recent molecular phylogenetic work (Toussaint et al. 2015) has suggested athamas to be a species complex. It is uncertain where this Andamanese taxon will fit following this study. Until its taxonomic status is clarified with molecular phylogenetic work, we will provisionally treat this as a distinct species.
 

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