Charaxes thomasius

Charaxes thomasius is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.[2] It is found on the island of São Tomé.[1][3]

Charaxes thomasius
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. thomasius
Binomial name
Charaxes thomasius
Synonyms
  • Charaxes candiope thomasius Staudinger, 1886

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.[4]

Realm

Afrotropical realm.

References

  1. "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Charaxes thomasius Staudinger, 1886. Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 21 January 2019.
  3. Mark C. Williams (2008). "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Retrieved 2019-01-21.
  4. "African Charaxes/Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt, 2013". Archived from the original on 2013-06-27.


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