''Charaxes psaphon'', plain tawny rajah,
[ is a ]butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises ...
in the family Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a re ...
. It was described by John Obadiah Westwood
John Obadiah Westwood (22 December 1805 – 2 January 1893) was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents. He published several illustrated works on insects and antiquities. He was among the first entomologi ...
in 1847. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Subspecies
*''Charaxes psaphon psaphon'' (Sri Lanka)
*''Charaxes psaphon imna'' Butler, 1870 (India)
Description
File:HaridraPsaphon168 1.jpg, Male
File:HaridraPsaphon168 1b.jpg, Female
References
External links
''Charaxes'' Ochsenheimer, 1816
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
psaphon
Butterflies described in 1847
Butterflies of Sri Lanka
Taxa named by John O. Westwood
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