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Two-tailed Pasha
Charaxes jasius
-17.4869, 24.2921
Field Notes
Description:
Also known as Foxy emperor, this is a fast-flying butterfly from Nymphalidae family. About 7 - 8 cm in wingspan, uppersides of wings are orange with brown margins - unfortunately, I did not get a chance for a clear shot... Undersides are reddish brown with numerous blue bands with gray contour; the also have a large orange margins, spotted blue, and preceded by a white line. On hindwings, there are two short tails.
Habitat:
Seen on banks of Zambezi river, in a well wooded, and lush-green, area on Namibian side.
Reference Links:
Charaxes jasius - Wikipedia
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PublishedMarch 31, 2020
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