''Rachana jalindra'', the banded royal, is a

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or blue butterfly found in the

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. The species was first described by

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in 1829.

Subspecies

*''Rachana jalindra jalindra'' (Java) *''Rachana jalindra indra'' (Moore,

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(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, 1897) (Nias) *''Rachana jalindra palawandra'' (Staudinger, 1889) (Palawan) *''Rachana jalindra tarpina'' (Hewitson, 1878) (Andamans) *''Rachana jalindra maganda'' Takanami, 1982 *''Rachana jalindra shiraishii'' Takanami, 1984 (Philippines) *''Rachana jalindra mindorensis'' (Schröder & Treadaway, 1985) *''Rachana jalindra balabacensis'' (Schröder & Treadaway, 1986) *''Rachana jalindra obsoleta'' (Schröder & Treadaway, 1993)

References

External links

* With images. Iolaini Fauna of Pakistan Butterflies of Asia Butterflies of Singapore Butterflies of Borneo {{Theclinae-stub