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Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Nymphalidae > Charaxinae > Charaxini > Charaxes

Charaxes bernardus (Fabricius, 1793) – Tawny Rajah

Subspecies in India:

(1) Charaxes bernardus hierax C. & R. Felder, [1867] – Variable Tawny Rajah

  hemana, a presumed W. Himalayan subspecies/synonym, is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

Charaxes bernardus hierax – Variable Tawny Rajah

Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah

Behavioural images

Charaxes bernardus hierax - Variable Tawny Rajah
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
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Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
  hemana, a presumed W. Himalayan subspecies/synonym, is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

References:

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Cite this page along with its URL as:
Kunte, K., S. Baidya & P. Gosai. 2020. Charaxes bernardus (Fabricius, 1793) – Tawny Rajah. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.74. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/543/Charaxes-bernardus
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