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Charaxes bernardus hierax  (Felder & Felder, 1867)

Common Tawny Rajah

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Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Charaxinae
​Genus: Charaxes
Species: bernardus
Subspecies: ​hierax


  • Common name: Common Tawny Rajah
  • Thai name: ผีเสื้อม้าแดงธรรมดา (ตาลหนามแดง)
  • Distribution: Assam to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, S. Vietnam
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (A.Muang, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P.), Sa Keao (Pang Sida N.P.)
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Charaxes bernardus hierax​ from Thailand.
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Charaxes bernardus hierax (C. & R. Felder, 1867) Pang Sida N.P. Sa Keao June
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Charaxes bernardus hierax (C. & R. Felder, 1867) Pang Sida N.P. Sa Keao June
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Charaxes bernardus hierax (C. & R. Felder, 1867) Pang Sida N.P. Sa Keao June
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Charaxes bernardus hierax (C. & R. Felder, 1867) Pang Sida N.P. Sa Keao June
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Charaxes bernardus hierax (Felder & Felder, 1867) Muang Chiang Mai
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Charaxes bernardus hierax (Felder & Felder, 1867) Muang Chiang Mai
Charaxes bernardus hierax​ Doi Suthep-Pui NP October 2019.jpg
Charaxes bernardus hierax,​ Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, October 2019

References: 
​A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM - Y.Inayoshi.
​Thai Butterflies
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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