Two-tailed pasha

Charaxes jasius Today, 3 October

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now larvae feeding 193 days

larvae feeding Insect here all year

The whole year

1 October – 14 April

the coastal calendar, unshifted

Sitting the year outGetting readyYoung aboutYoung leaving

Where to look

Strawberry-tree scrub; comes down to fermenting figs and grapes and ignores flowers entirely.

Worth knowing

Europe's largest butterfly and a strict one-plant specialist: no strawberry tree, no pasha. The caterpillar feeds right through the mild coastal winter, which is why the species stops where the frost starts.

Look it up

photos, sightings and recordings, off this site

iNaturalist — photos and where people are seeing it Wikipedia — Charaxes jasius

Regions

where this species is on the list

Dalmatian coastKvarner and IstriaVelebit and the DinaridesSlavonia and the Pannonian plainTukhlia, Ukrainian Carpathians

Phase by phase

dates as they fall in the region chosen above

Phase	When	Length	What it means
larvae feeding	1 October – 14 April	196 days	Caterpillars, grubs or nymphs feeding and growing.
in the pupa	15 April – 19 May	35 days	Rebuilt inside a chrysalis or cocoon; the animal cannot move or feed.
adults on the wing	20 May – 9 June	21 days	The new generation is out, winged and looking for a mate.
on eggs	10 June – 9 July	30 days	Clutch laid and being incubated, or buried and left to the sun.
going about the year	10 July – 30 September	83 days	Feeding, holding territory, doing nothing the calendar singles out.

Other insects in this region

Buff-tailed bumblebeeCleopatra butterflyCommon glow-wormEuropean hornetEuropean mantisGreat cicadaGreat green bush-cricketHummingbird hawk-mothRose chaferScarce swallowtailSwallowtailViolet carpenter beeWestern honey bee

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