| Charaxes jasius | (Linnaeus, 1767) |
TL: Barbaria (1200 m.)
The uppersides of the wings are dark brown with orange margins. The hindwings bring two short tails, characteristic of most species of the genus. Close to these tails there are a few blue markings. The underside of the wings is reddish brown with numerous darker bands edged with white or gray. The orange marginal band is also present on the undersides of the wings and it is preceded by a white transversal band. The caterpillar is green, cylindrical and has two yellow ocelli on the back. The head bears four horns facing backwards.
75-85 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
CatalàPapallona de l'arboç 
DeutschErdbeerbaumfalter 
EnglishTwo-tailed Pasha 
EspañolEl Bajá 
FrançaisNymphale de l´Arbousier FrançaisPacha à deux queues 
HrvatskiVještica 
ItalianoNinfa del corbezzolo 
MagyarTigrislepke 
PolskiPiękniś sułtanek 
ShqipDybishtakja jasius 
TürkçeÇift Kuyruklu Paţa 
ΕλληνικάΠεταλούδα της κουμαριάς 
РусскийХарксес язиус 
ייִדישנימפית הקטלב
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Ericaceae Arbutus unedo Strawberry Tree
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database euroButterflies Matt Rowling Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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