Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Charaxes bernardus bernardus Tawny Rajah
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Charaxinae
Other Name(s):	Charaxes polyxena polyxena
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Cinnamomum camphora. Wingspan ranges from 65 to 90mm. On flight throughout the whole year except February.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Common

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, India, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore

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References

More on Butterfly in HK

Bascombe, M.J., Johnston, G., Bascombe, F.S. 1999. The butterflies of Hong Kong. Academic Press.

Walthew, G., 1997. The status and flight periods of Hong Kong Butterflies. Porcupine! 16: 34-37.