Rachana jalindra burbona

Hewitson 1878 - Banded Royal

A beautiful and uncommon species normally found around the edges of woodland.

Although there are a couple of other species with very similar underside colouration, these have not yet been found on the Islands, making this species unmistakeable.

Flight Period

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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Wingspan

30 - 35mm

Early Stages

Only partially known.

Larval Foodplant

Loranthus parasiticus (Loranthaceae)

Range

Peninsular Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. Another subspecies can be found from Northern Thailand, to Nepal.