The black rajah is a medium-sized butterfly with a 70- to 80-mm wingspan. Above, the butterfly is dark brownish black with greenish or white discal bands across both the wings. The band is broken into spots towards the apex of the fore wing. The hind wing has two similar-sized tails at veins 2 and 4. These tails are longer in the females and more pointed in the males.[5]
Eggedit
Its egg is transparent yellow and spherical, with longitudinal ridges. It has a dark red, uneven band around its upper half.
Caterpillaredit
The caterpillar is dark green with irregular rows of yellow tubercles. The caterpillar is cylindrical and may have a round white blotch on the seventh segment. The head is curved out and has horns and spines. The pupa is short and dark green, with a lateral longitudinal line marbled with white.[6]
The black rajah is generally a low-elevation butterfly and can be found at altitudes up to 1950 m (6500 feet) ASL.
The caterpillars generally feed on Fabaceae, such as tamarind Tamarindus indica.[6] At least on Borneo but probably elsewhere too, adults do generally not visit carrion or old fruit to drink liquids.[9]
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^ ab One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Moore, Frederic (1893–1896). Lepidoptera Indica. Vol. II. London: Lovell Reeve and Co. pp. 249–252.
^ abcSavela, Markku. "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816 Charaxes Rajahs". Tree of life - insecta - lepidoptera. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
^ abcR.K., Varshney; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 157. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN978-81-929826-4-9.
^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Bingham, Charles Thomas (1907). Fauna of British India. Butterflies Vol. 2. Taylor & Francis. pp. 217–218.
^ abHaribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation. p.151
^Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation. p.151
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January 01, 1970
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For another butterfly with this common name see Charaxes setan Charaxes solon the black rajah 2 3 is a butterfly species found in tropical Asia It belongs to the Charaxinae rajahs and nawabs in the brush footed butterfly family Nymphalidae 1 2 3 4 Black rajah Upper side Underside Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Family Nymphalidae Genus Charaxes Species C solon Binomial name Charaxes solon Fabricius 1793 Synonyms Papilio fabius Fabricius 1781 preocc 1 Papilio solon Fabricius 1793 Contents 1 Description 1 1 Egg 1 2 Caterpillar 2 Range 3 Ecology 4 Gallery 5 References 6 Further readingDescription edit nbsp Underside For a key to the terms used see Glossary of entomology terms The black rajah is a medium sized butterfly with a 70 to 80 mm wingspan Above the butterfly is dark brownish black with greenish or white discal bands across both the wings The band is broken into spots towards the apex of the fore wing The hind wing has two similar sized tails at veins 2 and 4 These tails are longer in the females and more pointed in the males 5 Egg edit Its egg is transparent yellow and spherical with longitudinal ridges It has a dark red uneven band around its upper half Caterpillar edit The caterpillar is dark green with irregular rows of yellow tubercles The caterpillar is cylindrical and may have a round white blotch on the seventh segment The head is curved out and has horns and spines The pupa is short and dark green with a lateral longitudinal line marbled with white 6 Range editThe butterfly is found in South and Southeast Asia It occurs in Sri Lanka India Myanmar Indochina Cambodia Peninsular Malaysia Singapore Sumatra Sulawesi and the Philippines Palawan Sulu Archipelago In India the butterfly occurs in South India and the Himalayas from Kumaon Sikkim into Bhutan through Assam and onto Myanmar At least in South Asia it is not rare 2 3 7 8 Ecology editThe black rajah is generally a low elevation butterfly and can be found at altitudes up to 1950 m 6500 feet ASL The caterpillars generally feed on Fabaceae such as tamarind Tamarindus indica 6 At least on Borneo but probably elsewhere too adults do generally not visit carrion or old fruit to drink liquids 9 Gallery edit nbsp Egg nbsp Caterpillar nbsp Black rajah Charaxes solon adult from Tirupati Andhra Pradesh nbsp Adult in Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary India nbsp In Chandannagar West Bengal India nbsp On Millettia pinnata at Mahim Nature Park in Mumbai India nbsp Upper sideReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charaxes solon nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Charaxes solon a b nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Moore Frederic 1893 1896 Lepidoptera Indica Vol II London Lovell Reeve and Co pp 249 252 a b c Savela Markku Charaxes Ochsenheimer 1816 Charaxes Rajahs Tree of life insecta lepidoptera Retrieved 2018 03 14 a b c R K Varshney Smetacek Peter 2015 A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India New Delhi Butterfly Research Centre Bhimtal amp Indinov Publishing New Delhi p 157 doi 10 13140 RG 2 1 3966 2164 ISBN 978 81 929826 4 9 nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Bingham Charles Thomas 1907 Fauna of British India Butterflies Vol 2 Taylor amp Francis pp 217 218 Wynter Blyth Mark Alexander 1957 Butterflies of the Indian Region Bombay India Bombay Natural History Society ISBN 978 8170192329 pp 146 147 a b Haribal Meena 1992 The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History Gangtok Sikkim India Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation p 151 Haribal Meena 1992 The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History Gangtok Sikkim India Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation p 151 Savela Markku Charaxes Ochsenheimer 1816 Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Retrieved November 1 2017 Hamer K C Hill J K Benedick S Mustaffa N Chey V K amp Maryati M 2006 Diversity and ecology of carrion and fruit feeding butterflies in Bornean rain forest Journal of Tropical Ecology 22 25 33 doi 10 1017 S0266467405002750 HTML abstract Further reading editEvans W H 1932 The Identification of Indian Butterflies 2nd ed Mumbai India Bombay Natural History Society Gaonkar Harish 1996 Butterflies of the Western Ghats India including Sri Lanka A Biodiversity Assessment of a Threatened Mountain System Bangalore India Centre for Ecological Sciences Gay Thomas Kehimkar Isaac David Punetha Jagdish Chandra 1992 Common Butterflies of India Nature Guides Bombay India World Wide Fund for Nature India by Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0195631647 Kunte Krushnamegh 2000 Butterflies of Peninsular India India A Lifescape Hyderabad India Universities Press ISBN 978 8173713545 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charaxes solon amp oldid 1049683296, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
