Charaxes richelmanni
| Charaxes richelmanni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. richelmanni |
| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes richelmanni Röber, 1936[1] | |
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Charaxes richelmanni is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of lowland evergreen forests.
Subspecies
- C. r. richelmanni (southern Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo)
- C. r. ducarmei Plantrou, 1982 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Kivu) – may be a full species
- C. r. scheveni Ackery, 1995 (Tanzania)
Taxonomy
The members of the Charaxes jasius group are:
- Charaxes jasius
- Charaxes pelias – smaller than jasius
- Charaxes hansali
- Charaxes castor
- Charaxes brutus – dark with white bands
- Charaxes andara – Madagascar
- Charaxes ansorgei
- Charaxes phoebus
- Charaxes pollux
- Charaxes druceanus
- Charaxes phraortes – Madagascar close to next
- Charaxes andranodorus – close to last
- Charaxes eudoxus
- Charaxes richelmanni
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Charaxes richelmanni |
- ↑ Charaxes, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
- Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1970 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part VI. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)197-250.
External links
- Images of C. richelmanni ducarmei Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
- Images of C. richelmanni richelmanni (Albertine Rift Project)
- Charaxes richelmanni images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life includes verso
- Charaxes ducarmei images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
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