Charaxes kahruba

 

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the Variegated Rajah    ผีเสื้อม้าแดงลายเลอะ

 
 
 

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Charaxes kahruba
Photo taken at Lamnamkok National Park, Chiang Rai. 450m a.s.l.

Charaxes kahruba is 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 subspecies:   none

Regional Distribution:  India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China

Habitat:  Charaxes kahruba is found in rainforest and humid deciduous forest, usually at low elevations up to 1000m a.s.l.

Flight time:  most of the year depending on location                           Wingspan:  60-80mm

Life History:   no known

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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