Banded Royal

Rachana jalindra

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae

Rachana jalindra, the banded royal, is a lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm. The species was first described by Thomas Horsfield in 1829. Subspecies Rachana jalindra jalindra (Java) Rachana jalindra indra (Moore, [1884]) (Nepal, Sikkim to Thailand and Myanmar) Rachana jalindra macanita (Fruhstorfer, 1912) (southern India) Rachana jalindra burbona (Hewitson, 1878) (Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya) Rachana jalindra mingawa (Fruhstorfer, 1914) (south-western Borneo) Rachana jalindra gamtara (Fruhstorfer, 1912) (northern Borneo) Rachana jalindra degenerata (Fruhstorfer,…

Distribution

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Sources and credits

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