Remelana jangala
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| name = Chocolate royal
| image = Close wing position of Remelana jangala Horsfield, 1829 – Chocolate Royal.jpg
| image_caption = Ventral view
| image2 = Open wing position of Chocolate Royal Remelana jangala WLB DSC 0398.jpg
| image2_caption = Dorsal view
| taxon = Remelana jangala
| authority = (Horsfield, 1829)
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Remelana jangala, the chocolate royal, is a lycaenid or blue butterfly found in South Asia. The species was first described by Thomas Horsfield in 1829.
Subspecies
The subspecies of Remelana jangala which are found in India are:{{cite web |title=Remelana jangala (Horsfield, [1829]) – Chocolate Royal |website=Butterflies of India |url=http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/#!/sp/822/Remelana-jangala |access-date=15 January 2020}}
- Remelana jangala ravata Moore, 1865 – northern chocolate royal
- Remelana jangala andamanica Wood-Mason & de Nicéville, 1881 – powdery chocolate royal
Behavioral patterns
Only short flights of the butterfly can be seen. Male chocolate royal are seen sitting on wet ground and drinking water. They are seldom seen sitting on flowers to suck nectar. However, they are seen sitting on bird faeces and extracting mineral salt. They are usually seen basking in the sun with their upper wings opened.{{cite book |title=A Pictorial Guide Butterflies of Gorumara National Park|publisher=Department of Forests Government of West Bengal|page=94|edition=2013}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web |last1=Takanami |first1=Yusuke |last2=Seki |first2=Yasuo |name-list-style=amp |date=1999 |url=http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~EY4Y-TKNM/Pratapa-Phil/Remelana-phil.html |title=Genus Remelana |website=A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991023120316/http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~EY4Y-TKNM/Pratapa-Phil/Remelana-phil.html |archive-date=October 23, 1999 |via=Internet Archive}} With images.
- Young, J. J. (19 December 2000). [https://web.archive.org/web/20110726153124/http://www.hkls.org/info-r_jangala.html "Remelana jangala (Horsfield, 1829) - 萊灰蝶 - Chocolate Royal"]. Hong Kong Lepidopterists Society. "A summary of the life history of Remelana jangala (Lycaenidae: Theclinae) is described and illustrated by colour photographs". Archived 26 July 2011.
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Category:Butterflies of Singapore
Category:Butterflies described in 1829
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