Butterflies of Bangalore

Butterflies of Bangalore

Anomalous Nawab

Charaxes agraria, the anomalous nawab, is a butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the rajahs and nawabs group, that is, the Charaxinae subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies family. The name is based on their resemblance to the common nawab (Charaxes athamas), which was described before the discovery of this species.

Black Rajah

Charaxes solon, the black rajah, is a butterfly species found in tropical Asia. It belongs to the Charaxinae (rajahs and nawabs) in the brush-footed butterfly family (Nymphalidae).

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