Charaxes thomasius

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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
Staudinger, 1886[1]
Synonyms
  • Charaxes candiope thomasius Staudinger, 1886

Charaxes thomasius is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found on the island of Sao Tome.[2]

Description

The basal area of the upperside forewing and as 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.

Charaxes thomasius is a member of the species group Charaxes candiope. The clade members are

Ecozone

Afrotropical ecozone.

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