Description

• Common Name : Chocolate Royal
• Scientific Name : Ramelana jangala (Horsfield)
• Family : LYCAENIDAE
• Wingspan : 32-42mm
• Colour : Male UN chocolate of varying shades. UP of male is brownish black with UPF having lustrous purple-blue central patch.
• Habit : Males are fond of setting on damp patches during hot dry summer months,common at low elevations in forested regions.
• Larval Host Plants : Rhododendron spp.
• Location : North Bengal

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