Charaxes bernardus, the tawny rajah, is a butterfly that belongs to the rajahs and nawabs group, that is, the Charaxinae group of the brush-footed butterflies family. This species can be found in India, China, Indomalaya, and onwards to Indonesia.Charaxes bernardus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Description Charaxes bernardus has a wingspan of about . The upperside of wings is reddish brown or pale brown-orange, with dark brown/black speckles at the wings tips and small black marks at the margin of the hindwings. On the underside of the wings there are irregular wavy or tawny brown speckles and whitish zigzag bands. Males and females are very similar in appearance.Gallery of Bengkulu
Habits It has been recorded as a migrant in South India and is known to mud-puddle.
Food plants Known food plants of this species include: Aglaia lawii,Kunte, K. 2006. Additions to the known larval host plants of Indian butterflies. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 103(1):119-121 Aglaia roxburghiana (Meliaceae), Cinnamomum camphora, Litsea glutinosa, Litsea populifolia (Lauraceae), Sapium sebiferum (Euphorbiaceae), Adenanthera pavonina, Paraserianthes falcataria (= Falcataria moluccana), Tamarindus indica (Leguminosae), and Acronychia penduculata (Rutaceae).nhm.ac.uk Caterpillar Host-Plant Database
Subspecies Charaxes bernardus bernardus – present in China and Hong Kong Charaxes bernardus acolus Fruhstorfer – eastern Sumatra Charaxes bernardus agna Moore, 1878 – in Thailand and Burma Charaxes bernardus ajax Fawcett, 1897 – western Sumatra Charaxes bernardus bajula Staudinger, 1889 – Palawan Charaxes bernardus baliensis Joicey & Talbot, 1922 – Bali Charaxes bernardus basilisae Schröder & Treadaway, 1982 – Philippines Charaxes bernardus baya (Moore, 1857) – Java and Bali Charaxes bernardus crepax Fruhstorfer, 1914 – Malaysia and Singapore Charaxes bernardus cybistia Fruhstorfer Charaxes bernardus enganicus Fruhstorfer, 1904 Charaxes bernardus hainanus Gu, 1994 – Hainan Charaxes bernardus hemana Butler, 1870 – Nepal Charaxes bernardus hierax C. & R. Felder, – Assam, Cambodia and southern Yunnan. Charaxes bernardus hindia Butler, 1872 Charaxes bernardus kangeanensis Hanafusa, 1990Hanafusa, 1990: Ten new subspecies of Indonesian butterflies (Lep. Papilionidae, Satyridae, Nymphalidae). Futao 4: 12-15. Charaxes bernardus mahawedi Fruhstorfer – northern Indochina Charaxes bernardus mirabilis Hanafusa, 1989 Charaxes bernardus mitschkei Lathy, 1913 – Nias Charaxes bernardus phlegontis Fruhstorfer Charaxes bernardus repetitus Butler, 1896 – Borneo Charaxes bernardus siporanus Hanafusa, 1992Hanafusa, H. 1992: Three new Nymphalid butterflies from Indonesia. Futao 9: 1-3. Charaxes bernardus siporaensis (Hanafusa, 1992) Charaxes bernardus varenius Fruhstorfer
See also
Charaxinae Nymphalidae List of butterflies of India List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)
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References
External links Charaxes bernardus images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life Charaxes bernardus crepax images at BOLD