Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Theclinae > Iolaini > Rachana
Rachana jalindra (Horsfield, [1829]) – Banded Royal
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

- Photo Gallery
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
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.
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

References:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Theclinae > Iolaini > Rachana
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Bhambure, R. and H. Ogale. 2021. Rachana jalindra (Horsfield, [1829]) – Banded Royal. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.06. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/501/Rachana-jalindra