Charaxes (genus)
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 Charaxes eurialus
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The rajah and pasha butterflies, Charaxes, make up the huge type genus of the brush-footed butterfly subfamily Charaxinae, or leafwing butterflies. They belong to the Charaxini tribe, which also includes the nawab butterflies (Polyura). Charaxes are tropical Old World butterflies, with the highest diversity in the humid forests of the lands around the Indian Ocean, from Africa to Indonesia.
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The following list is neither checked for completeness nor verified for synonymy. Some species now in Polyura - such as Polyura dolon - are referred to this genus in older literature.
The Kihansi Charaxes is a new, recently-discovered species.
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