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The black rajah

Charaxes solon

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Description:

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 forewing. The hindwing has two similar-sized tails at veins 2 and 4. These tails are longer in the females and more pointed in the males.

Habitat:

Found them swarming inside the compost tank inside IIM trichy campus, Tamilnadu.

Notes:

Video Link : https://youtu.be/RTdEoV_xtlA

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Charaxes solon

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