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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes thomasius Staudinger, 1886[1] | |
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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
- Charaxes candiope Nominate
- Charaxes antamboulou
- Charaxes cowani
- Charaxes velox
- Charaxes thomasius
Ecozone
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Charaxes thomasius |
- ↑ Charaxes, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
External links
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