Charaxes agrarius explained

Charaxes agrarius,^[1] the anomalous nawab, is a butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the rajahs and nawabs group, that is, the Charaxinae subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies family.^{[2] [3]} The name is based on their resemblance to the common nawab (Polyura athamas), which was described before the discovery of this species.

See also

• Polyura athamas
• List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae)

References

• Book: Evans . W. H. . William Harry Evans . The Identification of Indian Butterflies . 2nd . Mumbai, India . . 1932.
• Book: Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander . Mark Alexander Wynter-Blyth . Butterflies of the Indian Region . 1957 . Bombay, India . . 978-8170192329.

Notes and References

1. On the Lepidoptera of Mhow, in Central India . Swinhoe. Charles . Charles Swinhoe . Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London . 1887. London. 425.
2. Book: Kehimkar. Isaac. Isaac David Kehimkar . Butterflies of India. 2016. Bombay Natural History Society. Mumbai. 9789384678012. 2016. en.
3. Book: Varshney, R. K. . A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India . Smetacek. Peter. Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing . 2015. 978-81-929826-4-9. New Delhi. 155. 10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164.