<> Charaxes kahruba (Moore,[1895]) <>
the Variegated Rajah ผีเสื้อม้าแดงลายเลอะ
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Photo taken at Lamnamkok National Park, Chiang Rai. 450m a.s.l.
An uncommon species with a strong and rapid flight. This is another member of this subfamily about which very little is known.
Synonyms: Charaxes lunawara
Taxonomy: Animalia - Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Nymphalidae - Charaxinae - Charaxes - kahruba
Regional Distribution: India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China
Habitat: rainforest and humid deciduous forest up to 1000m a.s.l. Wingspan: 60-80mm
Flight time: most of the year depending on location
Larval Hosts: not known
Adult Food Sources: Nectar - not known to visit flowers. Other - mud puddling, animal dung
Butterflies of Thailand and SE Asia - BugsAlive Species Information Sheet
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