Remelana jangala

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Remelanini
Genus: Remelana
Species: Remelana jangala
Subspecies: R. j. andamanica – R. j. baweana – R. j. callias – R. j. centa – R. j. daoana – R. j. erna – R. j. esra – R. j. huberta – R. j. jangala – R. j. khusus – R. j. mudra – R. j. orsolina – R. j. ravata – R. j. travana
Name

Remelana jangala (Horsfield, 1829)
Authority for placement: objective (type species)
Holotype: BMNH
Type locality: Indonesia, Java

Synonyms

Amblypodia jangala Horsfield, 1829: 113.
Myrina travana Hewitson, 1865: 38, pl. 42, figs 59, 60.
Myrina orsolina Hewitson, 1865: 38, pl. 42, figs 56-58.
Myrina jangala (Horsfield); Moore, [1866]: 776.
Myrina ravata Moore, [1866]: 776, pl. 41, fig. 11.
Remelana jangala (Horsfield); Moore, 1884: 37; Eliot, 1992: 318, 424, pl. 49, figs 11-13, g313.
Remelana travana (Hewitson); Moore, 1884: 37.
Sithon jangala (Horsfield); Fruhstorfer, 1907: 144.
Sithon jangala f. bella Fruhstorfer, 1907: 144 [dry season form].

References

Eliot, J. N. 1992. With plates by D'Abrera, in Corbet & Pendlebury. The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula 4th Edn. Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur. 595pp., 69 pls. Reference page.
Fruhstorfer, H., 1907. Alte und neue rasse von Sithon jangala Horsfield. Ent. Zeit. 21(23): 144. Archive. Reference page.
Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls. Text, plates. Reference page.
Horsfield, T. 1828–1829. A descriptive catalogue of the lepidopterous insects in the museum of the Honourable East India Company. 144 pp., 8 pls. London. BHL text, plates. Reference page.
Moore, F. 1865. On the lepidopterous insects of Bengal. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 33(1): 755–823, Pls. XLI–XLIII. Reference page.
Moore, F. 1884. Descriptions of some new Asiatic diurnal lepidoptera; chiefly from Specimens contained in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. Journal Asiatic Society Bengal 53(2): 16–52. BHL. Reference page.
Pinratana, A., 1981. Butterflies in Thailand, Vol. 4, Lycaenidae.Viratham Press, Bangkok.

Vernacular names
English: Chocolate Royal

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.
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Subspecies

The subspecies of Remelana jangala which are found in India are:[1]

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.[2]
References

"Remelana jangala (Horsfield, [1829]) – Chocolate Royal". Butterflies of India. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
A Pictorial Guide Butterflies of Gorumara National Park (2013 ed.). Department of Forests Government of West Bengal. p. 94.