Charaxes thomasius
Charaxes thomasius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Charaxes |
Species: | C. thomasius
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Binomial name | |
Charaxes thomasius | |
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Charaxes thomasius is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.[3] It is found on the island of São Tomé.[2][4]
Description[]
The basal area of the upperside forewing and a smaller basal area of the hindwing is light yellow. The rest is dark chestnut brown with small and faint submarginal and marginal stains.
Taxonomy[]
The species is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Charaxes candiope. It is considered part of the Charaxes candiope group.[5]
Realm[]
References[]
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- ^ Staudinger, O. 1886 in Staudinger, O. and Schatz, E. 1884-1888. Exotische Schmetterlinge 1: vi + 1-333. Bayern
- ^ a b "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Charaxes thomasius Staudinger, 1886. Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 21 January 2019.
- ^ Mark C. Williams (2008). "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Retrieved 2019-01-21.[dead link]
- ^ "African Charaxes/Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt, 2013". Archived from the original on 2013-06-27.
External links[]
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1886
- Charaxes
- Invertebrates of São Tomé and Príncipe
- Endemic fauna of São Tomé Island
- Butterflies of Africa
- Taxa named by Otto Staudinger
- Charaxinae stubs