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Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Nymphalidae > Charaxinae > Charaxini > Charaxes

Charaxes solon (Fabricius, 1793) – Black Rajah

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.

Charaxes solon solon – Pale Black Rajah

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Behavioural images

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Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
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.

Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
  The subspecies sulphureus is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

References:

Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Nymphalidae > Charaxinae > Charaxini > Charaxes


Cite this page along with its URL as:
Patel, N. and Haneesh K. M. 2020. Charaxes solon (Fabricius, 1793) – Black Rajah. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.76. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/495/Charaxes-solon
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