Polyura eudamippus

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the Great Nawab                    Photos at the bottom of the page

Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Nymphalidae - Charaxinae - Polyura - eudamippus (Doubleday, 1843)

wingspan - 75-120mm, wing colour - UP white/black - UN white w/black and yellow markings, eye colour - black, proboscis colour - yellow, antennae colour - black w/white spots, abdomen colour - white/grey, leg colour - white,
flight - fast

female is considerably larger than the male but similar in appearance

India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Taiwan, Malaysia

most of the year

evergreen and deciduous forest up to 2500m a.s.l.

¦¦   egg    3=5 days   ¦¦   instar1    7 days   ¦¦   instar2    7 days   ¦¦   instar3    4 days   ¦¦   instar4    9 days   ¦¦
¦¦   instar5    not known   ¦¦   pupa    not known   ¦¦    Total egg-adult no known.   All times approximate.
NOTE: what appears to be the only study determined a period of 30 days for the 5th instar but this was at a time when the colder months were coming and the pupa was expected to overwinter. Further study is needed on the latter stages of the lifecycle in this species.

multivoltine

Rhamnella franguloides. Rhamnella inaequilatera (Rhamnaceae), Celtis boninensis (Cannabaceae), Archidendron lucidum, Caesalpinia crista, Cassia bakeriana, Delonix regia, Millettia reticulata, Wisteria floribunda (Fabaceae), Filicium decipiens (Sapindaceae)
Actual host plant used depends upon location and availabilty of plant species.

Nectar: this species is not known to visit flowers

Other: mud puddling, animal dung, carrion, rotting fruit, tree and plant sap