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Charaxes
Rajahs
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816; Schmett. Eur. 4: 18, TS: Papilio jasius Linnaeus
Paphia Fabricius, 1807; Magazin f. Insektenk. (Illiger) 6: 282 (Paphia Lamarck, 1799, nec Paphia [Röding], 1798), TS: Papilio jasius Linnaeus
Eriboea Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (3): 46, TS: Papilio etheocles Cramer
Jasia Swainson, 1832; Zool. Illustr. (2) 2 (19): pl. 90 (suppr.), TS: Papilio jasius Linnaeus
Monura Mabille, 1877; Bull. Soc. zool. Fr. [?]1: 280 (preocc. Monura Ehrenberg, 1831, Monura Gistl, 1848), TS: Papilio zingha Stoll
Haridra Moore, [1880]; Lepid. Ceylon 1 (1): 30, TS: Charaxes psaphon Westwood
Zingha Hemming, 1939; Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 8: 136 (repl. for Monura Mabille, 1877), TS: Papilio zingha Stoll
Hadrodontes Stoneham, 1964; (nom. nud.)
Stonehamia Cowan, 1968
Charaxes, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Iasius ; Westwood, [1850], Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): 306 (missp.)
Charaxes (Charaxini) ; [Wahlberg]; [AfrL]
The African species-group
AFRICAN CHARAXES - Nigel Venters January 1998
- References:
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Personal Observations & Field trips.
Field trips: Venters-Bampton,Venters-Plantrou.
Personal communication Plantrou, Bampton, Henning, Collins, Rydon.
The Charaxinae Butterflies of Africa - Henning 1989 (Main body of text from here)
The Butterflies of Malawi - Gifford 1965
Revisional notes on African Charaxes - van Someren 1974
Added references from
[BAFR] and
[BK]. -- msa
-. See [About maps]
Bush Charaxes
Charaxes achaemenes C. & R. Felder, [1867]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (3): 446, pl. 59, f. 6-7
Charaxes achaemenes fasciatus Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 123, TL: Mhonda
Charaxes achaemenes, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes achaemenes f./var. fasciatus ; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 209
Charaxes achemenes ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 460, pl. 12, f. 1
Charaxes achaemenes ; [BOW: pl. 94, f. 7]; [BK: 294, pl. 36, f. 478]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Pterocarpus rotundifolius,
P. angolensis,
Xanthocercis zambesiana,
Dalbergia boehmii,
Piliostigma thonningii [PBSA],
Pterocarpus erinaceus,
Dalbergia boehmii,
D. nitidula,
Brachystegia spiciformis [Nigel Venters]
South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Tanzania, Kenya
Charaxes achamenes[sic] achamenes[sic] ; [BAFR, 356]
Charaxes achaemenes achaemenes ; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 207, pl. 1, f. 13-14; [BK, 294 (note)]; [AfrL]
Nigeria, Cameroon, C.A.R., Northern Zaire, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya (West of Rift)
Charaxes achaemenes f. monticola Joicey & Talbot, 1925; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 16 (96) : 645
Charaxes achaemenes f. erythraea Storace, 1948; 132
Charaxes achaemenes f. erythraea ; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 210, pl. 2, f. 22
Charaxes achaemenes monticola ; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 209, pl. 2, f. 17-12
Charaxes achamenes[sic] monticola ; [BAFR, 356 (text)]
Charaxes achaemenes monticola ; [BK, 294 (note)]; [AfrL]
Charaxes achaemenes × atlantica ; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 211
Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana
Charaxes achaemenes atlantica van Someren, 1970; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 211, pl. 2, f. 20-21, TL: Senegal
?Charaxes jocaste Butler, 1865; 274
?Charaxes iocaste Boisduval, MS; Butler, [1866], Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3) : 628
Charaxes achamenes[sic] atlantica ; [BAFR, 356 (text)]
Charaxes achaemenes atlantica ; [BK, 294 (note)]; [AfrL]
Congo, Cameroun, C.A.R.. See [About maps]
Charaxes acraeoides Druce, 1908; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 2 (11) : 449, TL: Cameroons, Bitje, Ja River, 2000ft
Charaxes acraeoides, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes acraeoides ; van Someren, 1974, 429; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 94, f. 5]; [BAFR, 356]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
-. See [About maps]
Mountain Pearl Charaxes
Charaxes acuminatus Thurau, 1903; Berl. ent. Z. 48 : 139, f. 12, TL: Lagenberg, Livingstone
Charaxes acuminatus; [BK, 283, pl. 31, appendix]
Charaxes acuminatus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes acuminatus ; [AfrL]
Larva on
Allophylus chaunostachys,
A. alnifolius,
A. abyssinicus,
Bersama abyssinica [Nigel Venters]
Southern Tanzania, Northern Malawi (Misuku mtns)
Charaxes acuminatus acuminatus ; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 211, pl. 8, f. 44-45; [BAFR, 398 (text)]; [AfrL]
Eeastern Zimbabwe (Vumba Mnts)
Charaxes acuminatus vumba van Someren, 1963; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 211, pl. 8, f. 46, TL: S. Rhodesia, Vumba Mts
Charaxes acuminatus vumba ; [BAFR, 398 (text)]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Allophylus spp.,
Bersama abyssinica [PBSA]
Southern Malawi (Mulanje, Zomba Mnts)
Charaxes acuminatus mlanji van Someren, 1963; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 212, pl. 9, f. 47-48, TL: Nyasaland, Mt. Mlanji, between 3000-4000ft
Charaxes acuminatus mlanje[sic] ; [BAFR, 398 (text, missp.)]
Charaxes acuminatus mlanji ; [AfrL]
Northern Zambia
Charaxes acuminatus cottrelli van Someren, 1963; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 213, pl. 9, f. 51-52, TL: NW.Rhodesia, Mwinilinga, in gallery forest at souce of Zambesi River
Charaxes acuminatus cottrelli ; [BAFR, 398 (text)]; [AfrL]
Northern Malawi (Nyika Plateau)
Charaxes acuminatus nyika van Someren, 1963; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 214, pl. 9, f. 49-50, TL: Nyasaland, Nyika Plateau, 4000ft, Manchowe
Charaxes acuminatus nyika ; [BAFR, 398 (text)]; [AfrL]
Northern Tanzania (Usumbara mtns)
Charaxes acuminatus usumbarensis van Someren, 1963; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 214, pl. 10, f. 53-54, TL: Tanganyika Territory, Usambara Range, Amani
Charaxes acuminatus usambarensis ; [BAFR, 398 (text)]; [AfrL]
Kenya (Shimba hills)
Charaxes acuminatus shimbanus van Someren, 1963; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 215, pl. 10, f. 55-56, TL: Kenya Coast, Shimba Hills, Makadar forest, 1000-1500ft, Kwale District
Charaxes acuminatus shimbanus ; [BAFR, 398 (text)]; [BK, 283 (note)]; [AfrL]
Kenya (Teita hills)
Charaxes acuminatus teitensis van Someren, 1963; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 216, pl. 10, f. 57-58, TL: SW. Kenya, Teita Hills, Chawia Forest, 5000ft
Charaxes acuminatus teitensis ; [BAFR, 400 (text)]; [BK, 283 (note)]; [AfrL]
Kenya Highlands (Mweru, Mount Kenya)
Charaxes fulvescens oreas Talbot, 1932; Bull. Hill Mus. 4: 181, TL: Meru, Mt. Kenya
Charaxes acuminatus oreas ; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 216, pl. 11, f. 59-60
Charaxes acuminatus creas[sic] ; [BAFR, 400 (text)]
Charaxes acumanatus oreas ; [BK, 283 (note)]
Charaxes acuminatus oreas ; [AfrL]
Kenya (Mount Kulal)
Charaxes acuminatus kulalensis van Someren, 1963; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 217, pl. 11, f. 63-64, TL: Kenya, Northern Frontier Province, at Mt. Kulal, SE. Lake Rudolf
Charaxes acuminatus kulalensis ; [BAFR, 398 (text)]
?Charaxes acuminatus kulalae van Someren, 1975; [BK, 283 (note) [some confusion?]]
?Charaxes acuminatus kulalae ; [AfrL]
W.Kenya (Mt Elgon)
Charaxes acuminatus stonehamiana Collins & Larsen, 1991; in Larsen, The butterflies of Kenya and their natural history: 441, pl. 31, f. 449, TL: Mount Elgon, Kenya
?Charaxes acuminatus stonehami ; [BAFR, 400 (text)]
Charaxes acuminatus stonehamiana ; [AfrL]
- Misidentified/misapplied:
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Charaxes acuminatus stonehami; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 218, pl. 11, f. 61-62
Western Uganda (Ruwenzori)
Charaxes acuminatus kigezia van Someren, 1963; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 218, pl. 12, f. 65-66, TL: SW.Uganda, Kigezi, Mafuga Forest, Rutenga
Charaxes acuminatus kigesia[sic?] ; [BAFR, 398]
Charaxes acuminatus kigezia ; [AfrL]
Tanzania (Rondo Plateau)
Charaxes acuminatus rondoensis Kieland, 1987; 123 (spell.?)
?Charaxes acuminatus rondonis ; [AfrL]
Charaxes acuminatus thiryi ; [AfrL]
Vumba Mountains E Zimbabwe.
Charaxes ethalion alpinus van Someren & Jackson, 1957; Ann. Transv. Mus. 23 (1) : 42
Charaxes alpinus alpinus ; van Someren, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 84, pl. 12, f. 90-91
Charaxes alpinus ; [BAFR, 374]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Albizia gummifera [Nigel Venters]
Zaire (Kivu District), Rwanda, Burundi. See [About maps]
Charaxes boueti var. alticola Grünberg, 1912; Ergeb. Dt. Z.-Afr. Exped. 3: 539
Charaxes alticola ; Talbot, 1927, 109
Charaxes boueti alticola ; Jackson, 1957, 66; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 230, pl. 6, f. 56-58; [BAFR, 368 (text)]
Charaxes alticola ; Plantrou, 1983; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Montane Bamboo) [Nigel Venters]
Known only from one pair of specimens taken in Southern Sudan
Charaxes amandae ; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
-. See [About maps]
Charaxes ameliae Doumet, 1861; Rev. Zool. (2) 13: 171, TL: Gaboon
Charaxes ameliae, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes ameliae ; Hewitson, 1876, Ill. exot. Butts [3] (Charaxes V): [93], pl. [49], f. 20-21; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 391; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 94, f. 6, 13]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Brachystegia spiciformis,
Julbernardia globiflora,
Albizia adianthifolia [Nigel Venters]
Zaire, Congo, C.A.R., Gabon, Cameroun, E.Nigeria
Charaxes regius Aurivillius, 1889; Ent. Tidskr. 10 : 191, TL: Cameroons
= Charaxes ameliae ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 392
Charaxes ameliae ameliae ; van Someren, 1972, 228; [BAFR, 392 (text)]; [AfrL]
Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, W.Nigeria
?Charaxes ameliae doumeti Henning, 1989
Charaxes ameliae doumeti ; [AfrL]
Uganda
Charaxes ameliae victoriae van Someren, 1972; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 27 (4): 231
Charaxes ameliae victoriae ; [BAFR, 392]; [AfrL]
N.Malawi, N.Zambia, NW.Tanzania
Charaxes ameliae amelina Joicey & Talbot, 1925; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 16 (96) : 644
Charaxes ameliae amelina ; [BAFR, 392 (text)]; [AfrL]
Madagascar. See [About maps]
Charaxes analava Ward, 1872; Ent. mon. Mag. 9 : 3, TL: Madagascar
Charaxes analava, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes analava ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 362, pl. 11, f. 1; van Someren, 1974, 472; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 94, f. 12]; [BAFR, 398]; [MadL]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
Charaxes andranodorus Mabille, 1884; Bull. C. R. Soc. ent. Belg. 28 : clxxxiv, TL: Madagascar
Charaxes andranodorus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 420; [EBW]; [MadL]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Annonaceae [Nigel Venters]
Eastern Madagascar
Charaxes zoippus Mabille, 1884; Bull. C. R. Soc. ent. Belg. 28 : clxxxv, TL: Madagascar
= Charaxes andranodorus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 420
Charaxes andranodorus Mabille, 1884; van Someren, 1974, 474
Charaxes andranodorus andranodorus ; [BAFR, 364]; [AfrL]
- Misidentified/misapplied:
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Charaxes cinadon; Butler, 1880, 335
Western Madagascar (Scattered rainforest)
Charaxes andranodorus andrefana Viette, 1977; 112, TL: Madagascar
Charaxes andranodorus andrefana ; [BAFR, 364 (text)]; [MadL]; [AfrL]
Charaxes andrefana ; [Lees]
Madagascar. See [About maps]
Charaxes antamboulou Lucas, 1872; Ann. Sci. Nat. Paris (5) Zool. 15 : 1, TL: Madagascar
Charaxes antamboulou, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes antamboulou ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 368, pl. 11, f. 2; van Someren, 1974; [BAFR, 400]; [MadL]
Charaxes antambonlon[sic] ; [BOW: pl. 95, f. 1 (text only)]
Larva on
Croton spp. [Nigel Venters]
Ivory Coast. See [About maps]
Charaxes angelae Minig, 1975; 25
Charaxes angelae ; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
-. See [About maps]
Ansorge's Charaxes
Charaxes ansorgei Rothschild, 1897; Novit. Zool. 4 (1): 181, TL: Patsho, Nandi Country
Charaxes ansorgei, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes ansorgei ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1898, Novit. zool. 5 (4): pl. 5, f. 2; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 428; van Someren, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 301; [BK: 288, pl. 33]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Bersama abyssinica [Nigel Venters]
Uganda (Mnt Elgon), NW.Kenya
Charaxes ansorgei ansorgei ; Poulton, 1933, Stylops 2 (1): 12; van Someren, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 303, pl. 6, f. 49, 53; [BAFR, 362]; [BK, 288 (note)]; [AfrL]
Kenya (East of Rift)
Charaxes ansorgei jacksoni Poulton, 1933; Stylops 2 (1): 13
Charaxes ansorgei jacksoni ; van Someren, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 304, pl. 6, f. 50, 54; [BAFR, 362]; [BK, 288 (note)]; [AfrL]
Tanzania (Western slopes of Kilimanjaro)
Charaxes ansorgei kilimanjarica van Someren, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 309, pl. 7, f. 57-58, 61-62, TL: Tanzania, Wester foot hills, 6-7000ft, Kilimanjaro
Charaxes ansorgei kilimanjarica ; [BAFR, 362]; [AfrL]
Southern Sudan
Charaxes ansorgei kinyeti ; [AfrL]
Tanzania (Mnt Kungwe)
Charaxes ansorgei kungwensis van Someren, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 306, pl. 8, f. 65-66, 69-70, TL: Tanzania, East shore, Lake Tanganyika, in Mahali forest on Kungwe Peninsula
Charaxes ansorgei kungwensis ; [BAFR, 362 (text)]; [AfrL]
Southern Tanzania, Malawi (Nyika Plateau, Misuku Mnts)
Charaxes ansorgei levicki Poulton, 1933; Stylops 2 (1): 15
Charaxes ansorgei levicki ; van Someren, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 307, pl. 7, f. 60, 74; [BAFR, 362 (text)]; [AfrL]
Southern Kenya (Mnt Loita)
Charaxes ansorgei loita Plantrou, 1982; 112
Charaxes ansorgei loita ; [BK, 288 (note)]; [AfrL]
Burundi, Uganda (Eastern Ruwenzori)
Charaxes ansorgei ruandana Talbot, 1932; Bull. Hill Mus. 4 (3): 289
Charaxes ansorgei ruandana ; Poulton, 1933, Stylops 2 (1): ; van Someren, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 305, pl. 6, f. 51-52, 55-56; [BAFR, 362 (text)]; [AfrL]
N.Tanzania (Usambara mnts)
Charaxes ansorgei rydoni van Someren, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 309, pl. 7, f. 59, 63, TL: Tanzania, Usambara Range, Magamba Forest, nr. Lushoto
Charaxes ansorgei rydoni ; van Someren, 1975, 104; [BAFR, 362 (text)]; [AfrL]
E.Tanzania (Ulunguru Mnts)
Charaxes ansorgei simoni Turlin, 1987; 19
Charaxes ansorgei simoni ; [AfrL]
W.Tanzania (Mbusi Mnt)
Charaxes ansorgei ufipa Kielland, 1978; Tijdschr. Ent. 121 (4) : 174, pl. 8, f. 27-30, TL: Tanzania, Ufipa, Mbuzi Mt., 2000m
Charaxes ansorgei ufipa ; [AfrL]
-. See [About maps]
Small Flame Bordered Charaxes
Papilio anticlea Drury, 1782; Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 3 : 36, pl. 27, f. 5-6
Charaxes anticlea, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes anticlea ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1898, Novit. zool. 5 (4): pl. 6, f. 4; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 492; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 94, f. 8]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Acacia goetzei,
A. brevispica [Nigel Venters]
Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, W.Nigeria
Papilio horatius Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 64
= ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 494
Charaxes anticlea anticlea ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 494; van Someren, 1971, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 209, pl. 9, f. 59-60; [BAFR, 370]; [AfrL]
Uganda, W.Tanzania
Charaxes anticlea adusta Rothschild, 1900; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 494
Charaxes anticlea adusta ; van Someren, 1971, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 212, pl. 10, f. 63-64; [BAFR, 370 (text)]; [AfrL]
E.Cameroun, C.A.R., Congo, W.Zaire, Angola
Charaxes anticlea proadusta van Someren, 1971; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 211, pl. 9, f. 61-62, TL: C.A.R., Bangui
Charaxes anticlea proadusta ; [BAFR, 370 (text)]; [AfrL]
NW.Kenya
Charaxes anticlea reducta van Someren, 1971; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 214, pl. 10, f. 67-68, TL: Kenya, Chepalungu
Charaxes anticlea suna van Someren, 1975; 108
Charaxes anticlea suna ; [BAFR, 370 (text)]; [BK: 296, pl. 37, f. 482]; [AfrL]
Charaxes anticlea mwera ; [AfrL]
Sao Thome (Gulf of Guinea)
Charaxes brutus antiquus Joicey & Talbot, 1926; 1
Charaxes brutus antiquus ; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 220, pl. 4, f. 38-39; [BAFR, 362]
Charaxes antiquus ; Plantrou, 1983, 86; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
-. See [About maps]
Aubyn's Charaxes
Charaxes aubyni van Someren & Jackson, 1952; Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 103 : 272
Charaxes aubyni, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes aubyni ; [EBW]; [BK: 300, pl. 39, f. 495]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Albizia gummifera [Nigel Venters]
Kenya (Teita Hills, Mbololo), Tanzania (Usumbara mnts, Mnt Kilimanjaro, Ulinguru mtns)
Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♀-f. aubyni Poulton, 1926; Verh. III Int. Ent.-Kongr. Zurich 2 : 552
Charaxes aubyni aubyni ; van Someren, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 77, pl. 10, f. 73-75; [BAFR, 374]; [BK, 301 (note)]; [AfrL]
Southern Tanzania, Malawi
Charaxes aubyni australis van Someren & Jackson, 1957; Ann. Transv. Mus. 23 (1) : 47
Charaxes aubyni australis ; van Someren, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 79, pl. 10, f. 80; [BAFR, 374 (text)]; [AfrL]
Kenya (Nairobi-Ngong area)
Charaxes aubyni ecketti van Someren & Jackson, 1957; Ann. Transv. Mus. 23 (1) : 48
Charaxes aubyni ecketti ; van Someren, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 78, pl. 10, f. 77-79; [BAFR, 374 (text)]; [BK, 301 (note)]; [AfrL]
Kenya (West of Rift). See [About maps]
Baley's Charaxes
Charaxes baileyi van Someren, 1958; Novos Taxa ent. 11: 4, TL: Kenya, Visoi Gap
Charaxes baileyi ♀f. pseudocarpenteri van Someren, 1958; Novos Taxa ent. 11: 5, TL: Kenya, Visoi Gap
Charaxes baileyi ♀f. pseudocarpenteri ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 124
Charaxes baileyi f. pseudocarpenteri ; [BAFR, 380, fig.]
Charaxes baileyi ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 122, f. 13-14, pl. 14; [BAFR, 381]; [BK: 298, pl. 38, f. 487]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Scutia myrtina [Nigel Venters]
Socotra Island (Gulf of Aden)
Charaxes balfouri Butler, 1881; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1881 : 176, pl. 18, f. 6, TL: Socotra
Charaxes balfouri ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 361; [BAFR, 396]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
Island of Principe (Gulf of Guinea)
Charaxes barnsi Joicey & Talbot, 1927; Entomologist 60: 14
Charaxes barnsi ; van Someren, 1972, 253; [BAFR, 384]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
-. See [About maps]
Baumann's Charaxes
Charaxes baumanni Rogenhofer, 1891; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 41 : 564, TL: Pare
Charaxes baumanni, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes baumanni ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 491; [BOW: pl. 94, f. 11]; [BK: pl. 37, f. 483]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Acacia brevisica,
Caesalpinia decapetala [Nigel Venters]
Kenya (Teita Hills), Tanzania (Usumbara mnts)
Charaxes baumanni baumanni ; van Someren, 1971, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 217, pl. 10, f. 71-73; [BAFR, 370]; [BK, 296 (note)]; [AfrL]
Kenya (Mnt Kulal)
Charaxes baumanni bamptoni van Someren, 1974; 482
Charaxes baumanni bamptoni ; [BAFR, 370 (text)]; [BK, 296 (note)]; [AfrL]
Uganda (Bwamba area)
Charaxes baumanni bwamba van Someren, 1971; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 221, pl. 11, f. 82-85, TL: Uganda, Bwamba Valley
Charaxes baumanni bwamba ; [BAFR, 370 (text)]; [AfrL]
Southern Sudan, N.Uganda
Charaxes baumanni didingensis van Someren, 1971; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 221, pl. 11, f. 86-89, TL: S.Sudan, Didinga Mts.
Charaxes baumanni didingensis ; [BAFR, 370 (text)]; [AfrL]
E.Tanzania
Charaxes baumanni granti ; [AfrL]
Kenya (Kitale, Elgon), Central Uganda
Charaxes baumanni interposita van Someren, 1971; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 220, pl. 11, f. 78-81, TL: Kenya, Kitale
Charaxes baumanni interposita ; [BAFR, 370 (text)]; [BK, 296 (note)]; [AfrL]
Zimbabwe, Zambia
Charaxes selousi Trimen, 1894; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1894 : 45, pl. 6, f. 10, TL: Miheni Valley, Manicaland
= Charaxes baumanni ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 491
Charaxes baumanni selousi ; White, 1976; [AfrL]
Larva on
Acacia sp.,
Pterolobium stellatum,
Caesalpinia decapetala [PBSA]
Tanzania (W Kilimanjaro)
Charaxes baumanni tenuis van Someren, 1971; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 219, pl. 10, f. 74-77, TL: Tanzania, West Kilimanjaro
Charaxes baumanni tenuis ; [BAFR, 370 (text)]; [BK, 296 (note)]; [AfrL]
Malawi, Mozambique
Charaxes whytei Butler, 1893; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1893 : 649, pl. 60, f. 2, TL: Zomba
= Charaxes baumanni ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 491
Charaxes baumanni whytei ; van Someren, 1971, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 222, pl. 11, f. 90-93; [BAFR, 370 (text)]; [AfrL]
Mt Nyiro
Charaxes baumanni nyiro Collins & Larsen, 1991; in Larsen, The butterflies of Kenya and their natural history: 441, pl. 37, f. 483, TL: Mount Nyire, N.Kenya
Charaxes baumanni nyiro ; [AfrL]
-. See [About maps]
Berkeley's Charaxes
Charaxes berkeleyi van Someren & Jackson, 1957; Ann. Transv. Mus. 23 (1) : 52
Charaxes berkeleyi ♀-f. ngonga van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 80, pl. 29, f. 249-250
Charaxes berkeleyi, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes berkeleyi ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 80, f. 10-11; [BK: 300, pl. 39, f. 494]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Albizia gummifera,
Ochna spp. [Nigel Venters]
Kenya (East of Rift)
Charaxes berkeleyi ; van Someren, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 74, pl. 11, f. 81-83
Charaxes berkeleyi berkeleyi ; [BAFR, 374]; [BK, 300 (note)]; [AfrL]
Kenya (Mt. Elgon)
Charaxes berkeleyi masaba van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 82, pl. 29, f. 252-253, TL: N.W. Kenya, E Mt. Elgon, Teldet Estate
Charaxes berkeleyi masaba ; [BAFR, 374 (text)]; [BK, 300 (note)]; [AfrL]
Charaxes berkeleyi marci ; [AfrL]
Charaxes bernardii ; [AfrL]
Yemen Arab Republic
Charaxes bernstorffi Rydon 1982; 63
Charaxes bernstorffi ; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
-. See [About maps]
Two Spot Charaxes
Charaxes bipunctatus Rothschild, 1894; Novit. Zool. 1 (2) : 536, TL: West Africa (?Gold Coast)
Charaxes bipunctatus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes bipunctatus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 390; [AfrL]
Larva on
Blighia unijugata [Nigel Venters]
Ivory Coast, Ghana
Charaxes bipunctatus johnsoni Rousseau-Decelle, 1956; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 61: 91
Charaxes bipunctatus bipunctatus ; van Someren, 1972, 247; [BAFR, 384]; [AfrL]
Cameroun, C.A.R., Gabon, Congo, Zaire, Uganda, NW.Kenya, S.Sudan
Charaxes bipunctatus ugandensis van Someren, 1972; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 27 (4): 248
Charaxes bipunctatus ugandensis ; [BAFR, 384 (text)]; [BK: 290, pl. 34, f. 468]; [AfrL]
Charaxes blanda Rothschild, 1897; Novit. Zool. 4 (3): 507, TL: Mikindani, German East Africa
Charaxes blanda, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes blanda ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1898, Novit. zool. 5 (4): pl. 6, f. 3; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 471; [AfrL]
Larva on
Dalbergia spp.,
Brachystegia spiciformis [Nigel Venters]
Tanzania-Mocambique border
Charaxes blanda blanda ; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 205, pl. 1, f. 9-10; [BAFR, 372]; [AfrL]
Kenya coast (North of Mombasa)
Charaxes blanda kenyae Poulton, 1926; Verh. III Int. Ent.-Kongr. Zurich 2 : 552
Charaxes blanda kenyae ; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 206, pl. 1, f. 11-12; [BAFR, 372]; [BK: 296, pl. 37, f. 484]; [AfrL]
-. See [About maps]
Charaxes bocqueti Minig, 1975; Lambillionea 75: 30
Charaxes bocqueti ; [BAFR, 381 (text)]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
Ivory Coast
Charaxes bocqueti bocqueti ; [AfrL]
C.A.R.
Charaxes bocqueti oubanguiensis Minig, 1975; 25
Charaxes bocqueti oubanguiensis ; [AfrL]
Angola, S.Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mocambique, Namibia, Botswana, Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa. See [About maps]
Large Blue Charaxes
Divebomber Charaxes
Charaxes bohemani C. & R. Felder, 1859; Wien. ent. Monats. 3 (11): 321, pl. 6, f. 3
Charaxes bohemani, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes bohemanni[sic] ; [BOW: pl. 94, f. 15-16]
Charaxes bohemani ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 374; van Someren, 1971, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 208, pl. 8, f. 55-56, pl. 9, f. 57-58; [EBW]; [BAFR, 392]; [BK: 291, pl. 35, f. 470]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Afzelia quanzensis,
Brachystegia spiciformis,
Julbernardia globiflora [Nigel Venters],
Lonchocarpus capassa,
Xeroderris stuhlmanni [PBSA]
-. See [About maps]
Red Forest Charaxes
Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 8 : 261, TL: Gambia
Charaxes boueti, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes boueti ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1899, Novit. zool. 6 (2): pl. 8, f. 2; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 408; [BOW: pl. 94, f. 14]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Bamboo) [Nigel Venters]
Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria
Charaxes boueti ghanaensis Rousseau-Decelle & Johnson, 1957; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 62: 151, pl. 62
Charaxes boueti ghanaensis ; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 227, pl. 6, f. 49-50; [BAFR, 368 (text)]
Charaxes boueti boueti ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1899, Novit. zool. 6 (2): pl. 8, f. 2; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 410; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 224, pl. 5, f. 43-48; [BAFR, 368]; [AfrL]
SW.Ethiopia, Sudan, N.Uganda
Charaxes boueti rectans Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.) : 540, TL: Upper Urga, Kollu, Schoa
Charaxes boueti rectans ; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 229, pl. 6, f. 54-55; [BAFR, 368 (text)]; [AfrL]
Charaxes boueti carvalhoi ; [AfrL]
NE.Namibia, S.Angola, W.Botswana. See [About maps]
Charaxes viola brainei van Son, 1966; Novost Taxa Ent. 49: 3
Charaxes viola brainei ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 147, pl. 17, f. 153-156
Charaxes brainei ; van Someren, 1975, 108; Henning, 1979, 177; [BAFR, 382]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Peltophorum africanum [Nigel Venters]
-. See [About maps]
White Barred Charaxes
Papilio brutus Cramer, [1779]; Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): 82, pl. 241, f. E, F
Papilio brutus Cramer, [1780]; Uitl. Kapellen 3 (23-24): 174
Charaxes brutus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes brutus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 429; [BOW: pl. 94, f. 17]; [BK: 288, pl. 33]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Grewia spp.,
Entandrophagma delevoi,
Trichelia dregeana,
Blighia unifugata,
Ekebergia capensis [Nigel Venters]
Guinea, Seirra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, W.Nigeria
Papilio cajus Herbst, 1790; Naturs. Schmett. 4: 65
= ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 433
Charaxes brutus brutus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 433; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 214, pl. 3, f. 25-26; [BAFR, 360 (text)]; [AfrL]
Coastal Kenya & Tanzania
Charaxes brutus alcyone Stoneham, 1943; 3
Charaxes brutus alcyone ; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 219, pl. 4, f. 34-35; [BAFR, 362 (text)]; [BK, 288 (note)]; [AfrL]
Eastern Nigeria, Cameroun, C.A.R., Gabon, Congo, N.Angola, Zaire, W.Uganda
Charaxes brutus angustus Rothschild, 1900; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 432, TL: Congo, Leopoldville, Kassai, Upoto
Charaxes brutus angustus ; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 216, pl. 3, f. 27-30; [BAFR, 360]; [BK, 288 (note)]; [AfrL]
South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mocambique, Malawi, Tanzania
Charaxes brutus var. natalensis Staudinger, 1886; in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1 (14): 169, TL: Natal
Charaxes brutus natalensis ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 433; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 220, pl. 4, f. 36-37; [BAFR, 362 (text)]; [BK, 288 (note)]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Trichilia emetica,
Turraea floribunda,
Ekebergia capensis,
Melia azedarach [PBSA]
Pemba Island (Off Tanzanian coast)
Charaxes brutus roberti Turlin, 1987; 20
Charaxes brutus roberti ; [AfrL]
Madagascar. See [About maps]
Charaxes andara Ward, 1873; Ent. mon. Mag. 9: 209, TL: Madagascar
Charaxes brutus andara ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 435
Charaxes andara ; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 221, pl. 5, f. 40-42; [BAFR, 362]; [EBW, (name only)]; [MadL]; [AfrL]
Madagascar. See [About maps]
Charaxes cacuthis Hewitson, 1863; Ill. exot. Butts [3] (Charaxes III): [89] pl. [47], f. 12-13 , TL: Madagascar
Charaxes antanala Lucas, 1872; Ann. Sci. Nat. Paris (5) Zool. 15 : 1, TL: Madagascar
= ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 457
Charaxes cacuthis, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes etesipe cacuthis ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 457
Charaxes cacuthis ; van Someren, 1966, 68; [BAFR, 358]; [MadL]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Annonaceae spp. [Nigel Venters]
Green-veined Charaxes
Nymphalis candiope Godart, [1824]; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (2): 353
Charaxes candiope, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes candiope ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 364; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 95, f. 1]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Croton sylvaticus,
C. gratissimus,
C. megalocarpus [PBSA]
Most of Africa south of the Sahara
Charaxes viridicostatus Aurivillius, 1879; Ofvers K. VetenskAkad. Förh. Stockh. 36 (7) : 41, TL: Damaraland
= ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 366
Charaxes candiope candiope ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 366; van Someren, 1974, 467; [BAFR, 400]; [BK, 283, pl. 31]
Charaxes carteri Butler, 1881; Ent. mon. Mag. 18 : 108, TL: Acera
?Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♀-f carteri ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 485
?Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♂-f. carteri ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 102
Charaxes carteri ; [AfrL]
- Misidentified/misapplied:
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Charaxes cedreatis; Hewitson, 1876, Ill. exot. Butts [3] (Charaxes V): [94], pl. [49], f. 22-23
-. See [About maps]
Giant Charaxes
Papilio castor Cramer, [1775]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 61, pl. 37, f. C, D
Papilio castor Cramer, [1776]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (8): 152
Charaxes castor, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes castor ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 436; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 95, f. 2-3]; [BK: 287, pl. 33]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Afzelia quanzensis,
Brachystegia spp.,
Chaetacme aristata [Nigel Venters]
Gambia, Guinea, Senegal, Seirra Leone, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroun, C.A.R., Congo, N.Angola, Zaire, Uganda, N.Kenya, N.Tanzania, S.Ethiopia
Charaxes castor var./ab. godarti Aurivillius, 1899; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 31 (5) : 232
Charaxes castor ; Butler, 1869, 51
Charaxes castor castor f. castor ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 440
Charaxes castor castor f. godarti ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 440
Charaxes castor castor ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 439; van Someren, 1971, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 181, pl. 1-2, f. 1-7; [BAFR, 360]; [BK, 287 (note)]; [AfrL]
Pemba Island (Off Tanzania coast)
Charaxes castor arthuri van Someren, 1971; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 188, pl. 2, f. 10-11, pl. 3, f. 12-13, TL: Pemba Island
Charaxes castor arthuri ; [BAFR, 360 (text)]; [AfrL]
Comoro Islands
Charaxes castor comoranus Rothschild, 1903; Novit. Zool. 10 (2) : 310, TL: Great ComoroI.
Charaxes castor comoranus ; van Someren, 1971, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 189, pl. 3, f. 14-15; [BAFR, 360 (text)]; [AfrL]
Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, NE.South Africa, Kenya (East of Rift)
Charaxes castor var. flavifasciatus Butler, 1895; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (2) : 251, TL: Zomba
Charaxes castor var. orientalis Lanz, 1896; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 9 (1) : 140, TL: Parumbira
= ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 438
Charaxes castor flavifasciatus f. reimeri Rothschild, 1900; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 438, TL: Dar-es-Salaam
Charaxes castor flavifasciatus f. flavifasciatus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 438
Charaxes castor flavifasciatus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 438; van Someren, 1971, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 187, pl. 2, f. 8-9; [BAFR, 360 (text)]; [BK, 287 (note)]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Bridelia micrantha,
Afzelia quanzensis,
Tragia,
Gymnosporia sp.,
Maytenus senegalensis,
Cassia fistula [PBSA]
Cameroun, C.A.R., Congo, Zaire, Uganda. See [About maps]
Charaxes ephyra ab. catochrous Staudinger, 1896; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 9 (1): 218
Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♂-f. catochrous ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 484; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 102
Charaxes catochrous catochrous ; van Someren & Jackson, 1952
Charaxes catochrous ; Minig, 1975, 18; [BAFR, 381]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Scutia myrtina [Nigel Venters]
Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroun, Congo, N.Angola, C.A.R., NW.Zambia, Zaire, Southern Sudan, W.Tanzania, Kenya. See [About maps]
Charaxes cedreatis Hewitson, 1874; Ent. mon. Mag. 10 : 247, TL: West Africa
Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♂-f. lutacea Rothschild, 1900; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 485
= ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 85
Charaxes dewitzi Butler, 1895; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (2) : 255
Charaxes etheocles etheocles f. vetula Rothschild, 1900; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 488, pl. 12, f. 8
Charaxes etheocles protocedreatis Poulton, 1926; Verh. III Int. Ent.-Kongr. Zurich 2 : 556
Charaxes cedreatis cedreatis ♀-f. inexpectana van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 88, TL: Tanzania, NE of Lake Tanganyika, Kigoma distr., Mukuyu Forest, 5200ft
Charaxes cedreatis vetula ♀-f. pseudosmaragdalis van Someren & Jackson, 1957; Ann. Transv. Mus. 23 (1) : 50
Charaxes cedreatis ; Hewitson, 1876, Ill. exot. Butts [3] (Charaxes V): [94], pl. [49], f. 24
Charaxes etheocles cedreatis ; Rothschild, 1900, 484 ♀
Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♀-f. cedreatis ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 487
?Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♀-f. dewitzi ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 487
Charaxes cedreatis cedreatis ♀-f. dewitzi ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 90
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Charaxes cedreatis cedreatis ♀-f. protocedreatis ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 87
Charaxes cedreatis cedreatis ♀-f. vetula ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 88
Charaxes cedreatis cedreatis ♀-f. pseudosmaragdalis ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 89
Charaxes cedreatis ; van Someren & Jackson, 1952, Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 103 : 276
Charaxes cedreatis vetula ; van Someren & Jackson, 1952, Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 103 : 277
Charaxes cedreatis cedreatis ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 85, pl. 1, f. 1-6
Charaxes cedreatis ; [EBW, (name only)]; [BAFR, 376]; [BK: 298, pl. 38, f. 489]; [AfrL]
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Charaxes alladinis (= Charaxes dewitzi, Butler); Dewitz, 1887, f. 8
Larva on
Albizia spp.,
Dalbergia spp. [Nigel Venters]
NE.Kenya, S.Ethiopia. See [About maps]
Chanler's Charaxes
Charaxes chanleri Holland, 1896; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 18 (1063) : 262
?Charaxes ephyra var. phaeacus Staudinger, 1896; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 9 (1): 217, TL: German. E. Afr., Niam Niam
= ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 483
= ?; [NHM]
Charaxes chanleri ; Holland, 1896, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 18 (1098) : 753
Charaxes etheocles ♂-f. chanleri ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 483
Charaxes viola chanleri ; van Someren & Jackson, 1952, Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 103 : 268; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 133, pl. 20, f. 189-191; [BAFR, 381 (text)]
Charaxes chanleri ; Rydon, 1982, 63; [BK: 300]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
Kenya (Chepalungu forest), Tanzania (Serengeti). See [About maps]
Charaxes chepalungu van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 90, pl. 3, f. 21-25, TL: NW. Kenay, lower Sotik area, Chepalungu
Charaxes chepalungu ; [BAFR, 378]; [BK: 298, pl. 38, f. 488]
Charaxes chepalunga[sic?] ; [AfrL]
Larva on
Scutia myrtina [Nigel Venters]
Charaxes chevroti ; [AfrL]
N.Malawi (Lake Malawi), E.Zambia. See [About maps]
Charaxes manica ♀-f. chintechi van Someren & Jackson, 1952; 269
Charaxes manica ♀-f. protomanica van Someren, 1966; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 91, TL: Malawi, Chintechi
Charaxes chintechi, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes manica ♀-f. chintechi ; van Someren, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 90
Charaxes protomanica ; [BAFR, 376]
Charaxes chintechi ; van Someren, 1975, 107; Minig, 1976, Lambillionea 76 (1-2) : 13
?Charaxes chintechi ; Minig, 1976, 9
Charaxes chintechi ; [BAFR, 376]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Brachystegia spiciformis,
Dalbergia lactea [Nigel Venters]
Charaxes chunguensis ; [AfrL]
-. See [About maps]
Blue-spotted Charaxes
Charaxes cithaeron C. & R. Felder, 1859; Wien. ent. Monats. 3 (12): 398, pl. 8, f. 2-3
Charaxes cithaeron, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes cithaeron ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 379; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 95, f. 4-5]; [BK: 291, pl. 35, f. 472]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Chaetachme aristata,
Albizia fastigiata,
Baphia racemosa,
Trema bracteolata,
Celtis soyauxii,
Afzelia quanzensis,
Maytenus senegalensis,
Schotia latifolia [PBSA]
Larva on
Trema orientalis,
Albizia adianthifolia,
Celtis africana,
Craibia brevecaudatus [Nigel Venters]
South Africa (Natal) - Mocambique - NE.Tanzania, E.Zimbabwe
Charaxes cithaeron ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 379
Charaxes cithaeron cithaeron ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 225, pl. 19, f. 133-134,136-137, pl. 20, f. 138-139; [BAFR, 386]; [AfrL]
Zambia
Charaxes cithaeron joanae van Someren, 1964; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 227, pl. 20, f. 140-145, TL: Rhodesia, Mumbwa, W of Lusaka
Charaxes cithaeron joanae ; [BAFR, 386 (text)]; [AfrL]
Kenya Coast
Charaxes cithaeron kennethi Poulton, 1926; Verh. III Int. Ent.-Kongr. Zurich 2 : 539
Charaxes cithaeron kennethi ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 231, pl. 22, f. 157-158, pl. 23, f. 164-168; [BAFR, 386 (text)]; [BK, 292 (note)]; [AfrL]
Kenya Highlands
Charaxes cithaeron nairobicus van Son, 1953; Ann. Transv. Mus. 22: 220
Charaxes cithaeron nairobicus ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 232, pl. 21, f. 150-152, pl. 22, f. 159-160; [BAFR, 386 (text)]; [BK, 292 (note)]; [AfrL]
Malawi
Charaxes cithaeron nyasae van Someren, 1964; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 229, pl. 21, f. 147-149, pl. 22, f. 153-156, pl. 23, f. 161-163, TL: Nyasaland, W. shore Lake Nyasa, 1800ft
Charaxes cithaeron ab. ♂ griseus Schultze, 1914; Ent. Rundsch. 31 (15) : 82
Charaxes cithaeron nyasae ab. griseus ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 230, pl. 21, f. 146
Charaxes cithaeron nyasae ; [BAFR, 386 (text)]; [AfrL]
Kenya/Tanzania coast
Contrary Charaxes
Charaxes etheocles var. contrarius Weymer, 1907; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 20 (1,2) : 44, pl. 2, f. 2
Charaxes subargentea van Someren & Rogers, 1932; J. E.Afr. Ug. nat. Hist. Soc. 42-43: 167
Charaxes contrarius f. conjugens van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 121, pl. 13, f. 110
?Charaxes catochrous contrarius ; van Someren & Rogers, 1952, 27
Charaxes catochrous contrarius ; van Someren & Jackson, 1952, 167
Charaxes contrarius ♀-f. contrarius ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 120
Charaxes contrarius ♀-f. rosae ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : pl. 13, f. 112
Charaxes contrarius ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 119, f. 27-28, pl. 13; [BAFR, 378]; [BK: 301, pl. 39, f. 496]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Albizia spp. [Nigel Venters]
Madagascar. See [About maps]
Charaxes cowani Butler, 1878; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 2 (10) : 285, TL: Fiaurantsoa
Charaxes cowani, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes cowani ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 370, pl. 11, f. 4; van Someren, 1974, 471; [EBW]; [BAFR, 400]; [MadL]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown, likely to be Croton spp.)
-. See [About maps]
Charaxes cynthia Butler, [1866]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3) : 626, pl. 36, f. 3, TL: Ashanti
Charaxes cynthia, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes cynthia ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 405; [BOW: pl. 95, f. 10]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Bandeiraea simplicifolia,
Albizia spp. [Nigel Venters]
Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, W.Nigeria
Charaxes lysianassa Westwood, 1874; Thes. ent. Oxon. : 181, pl. 34, f. 3-4, TL: Ashanti
= Charaxes cynthia ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 405
Charaxes guineensis Le Moult, 1933; Novit. Ent. 3: 16
= ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 150
Charaxes cynthia cynthia ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 150, pl. 22-27; [BAFR, 368]; [AfrL]
E.Nigeria, Cameroun, Gabon, Congo, C.A.R., NW.Zaire, W.Uganda
Charaxes cynthia kinduana Le Cerf, 1923; Bull. Mus. Hist. nat. Paris 29 : 366
Charaxes cynthia ab. mawamba Grünberg, 1912; Ergeb. Dt. Z.-Afr. Exped. 3: 538
Charaxes cynthia f. albofascia Le Cerf, 1923; Bull. Mus. Hist. nat. Paris 29 : 367
Charaxes cynthia ab. cizeyi Lathy, 1926; Encycl. Ent. (3) B 1 : 93, pl. 2, f. 6
Charaxes cynthia cameroonensis van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 151, pl. 27, f. 237-242
Charaxes cynthia propinqua van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 155, pl. 23, f. 209-210, 213-214, TL: Uganda, Katera Forest, Masaka
Charaxes cynthia cameroonensis ♀f. angusticlavius ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 151
Charaxes cynthia cameroonensis ; [BAFR, 368 (text)]
Charaxes cynthia propinqua ; [BAFR, 368 (text)]
Charaxes cynthia kinduana ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 153, pl. 26, f. 231-236; [BAFR, 368 (text)]; [AfrL]
Tanzania
Charaxes cynthia mukuyu van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 158, pl. 23, f. 207-208, 211-212, TL: Tanzania, Kigoma District, Mukuyu Forest
Charaxes cynthia mukuyu ; [BAFR, 368 (text)]; [AfrL]
Eastern Uganda, NW.Kenya
Charaxes cynthia parvicaudatus Lathy, 1926; Encycl. Ent. (3) B 1 : 94
Charaxes cynthia parvicaudatus ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 154, pl. 24, f. 215-222; [BAFR, 368 (text)]; [BK: 284, pl. 32]; [AfrL]
SE.Zaire (Shaba)
Charaxes cynthia sabulosus Talbot, 1928; Bull. Hill Mus. Witley 2 : 229
Charaxes cynthia sabulosus f. aurantiaca Rousseau-Decelle, 1934; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 39: 231
Charaxes cynthia sabulosus f. aurantiaca ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 157, pl. 25, f. 227-228
Charaxes cynthia sabulosus ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 156, pl. 25, f. 223-230; [BAFR, 368 (text)]; [AfrL]
Sao Thome (Gulf of Guinea)
Charaxes defulvata Joicey & Talbot, 1926; Entomologist 59 : 221, TL: Sao Thomé
Charaxes varanes defulvata ; van Someren, 1974, 480; [BAFR, 398]
Charaxes defulvata ; Plantrou, 1983; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
-. See [About maps]
Charaxes eupalus dilutus Rothschild, 1898; Novit. Zool. 5 (1) : 97, TL: Zomba, Nyassaland
Charaxes dilutus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes eupale dilutus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 512, pl. 7, f. 6
Charaxes dilutus ; [AfrL]
E.Angola, Malawi, W.Tanzania
Charaxes dilutus ; Joicey & Talbot, 1921, 69
Charaxes dilutus dilutus ; van Someren, 1974, 441; [BAFR, 403]; [AfrL]
Kenya highlands, Uganda (kigezi)
Charaxes dilutus ngonga van Someren, 1974; 442
Charaxes dilutus miotoni van Someren, 1975; 109
Charaxes dilutus ngonga ; [BAFR, 403 (text)]; [AfrL]
[BK] says Charaxes dilutus mitoni van Someren, 1975 is just individual
form of Charaxes eupale. No dilutus from Kenya. -- msa
Charaxes dilutus kasitu ; [AfrL]
Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroun, C.A.R., Zaire, Tanzania. See [About maps]
Charaxes doubledayi Aurivillius, 1899; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 31 (5) : 244, TL: Sierra Leone
Charaxes doubledayi, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes doubledayi ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 496; [BOW: pl. 95, f. 7]; [BAFR, 394]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
Northern Malawi (Nyika Plateau)
Charaxes dowsetti ; [AfrL]
Larva on
Agauria salicifolia [Nigel Venters]
Ivory Coast. See [About maps]
Charaxes dreuxi Bouche & Minig, 1977; Lambillionea 77 (3-4): 27, TL: Ivory Coast
Charaxes dreuxi ; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
-. See [About maps]
Silver-barred Charaxes
Charaxes druceanus Butler, 1869; Cistula ent. 1 (1) : 4, TL: "Old Calabar" S.Nigeria
Charaxes druceanus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes druceanus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 415; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 95, f. 8]; [BK: 289, pl. 34, f. 465]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Syzygium cordatum,
S. guineense,
Bersama abyssinica [PBSA]
Larva on
Syzygium cordatum [Nigel Venters]
Nigeria, Gabon, Guinea
Charaxes druceanus druceanus ; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 228, pl. 14, f. 77-81; [BAFR, 364 (text)]; [AfrL]
South Africa (Natal)
Charaxes cinadon Hewitson, 1870; Ent. mon. Mag. 6 (68) : 177, TL: Natal, S. Africa
= Charaxes druceanus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 416
Charaxes druceanus cinadon ; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 231, pl. 14, f. 82-84; [BAFR, 364 (text)]
N.Tanzania, Uganda, Ruwanda
Charaxes druceanus obscura Rebel, 1914; Ann. k.k. naturh. Hofmus. Wien. 28 : 253, TL: NW. en Lake Tanganyika-Lake Kivu Prov. 1900-2100m
Charaxes druceanus kivuanus Jordan, 1925; Novit. zool. 32 (3) : 288, TL: South end of Lake Kivu
= ; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 235, pl. 16, f. 97-98
Charaxes cryanae Le Cerf, 1932; Bull. Mus. Paris (2) 4 : 406, TL: SW Lake Kivu
= ; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 235, pl. 16, f. 95-96
Charaxes druceanus obscura ; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 235, pl. 15, f. 92, pl. 16, f. 93-100; [BAFR, 364 (text)]; [AfrL]
Angola, Malawi, Zambia, SW.Tanzania
Charaxes druceanus proximans Joicey & Talbot, 1922; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2) : 338, TL: Mt. Mlanji, south Nyasaland
Charaxes druceanus proximans ; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 234, pl. 15, f. 87-88; [BAFR, 364]; [AfrL]
Kenya, E Uganda (West of Rift)
Charaxes druceanus septentrionalis Lathy, 1926; Encycl. Ent. (3) B 1 : 93, TL: Hoey's Bridge, Trans-Nzoia, Kenya
Charaxes alicea Stoneham, 1931; Bull. Stoneham Mus. (5): -, TL: Kitale, Trans-Nzoia
Charaxes druceanus septentrionalis var. lugari van Someren, 1963; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 237, pl. 17, f. 105-108, TL: Lugari, Trans-Nzoia
Charaxes druceanus septentrionalis var. alicea ; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 236, pl. 18, f. 109-110
Charaxes druceanus septentrionalis ; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 236, pl. 17, f. 101-102; [BAFR, 364 (text)]; [BK, 289 (note)]; [AfrL]
South Africa (N Drakensburg Mnts)
Charaxes druceanus moerens Jordan, 1936; REF#: 333, TL: Marieskop, Drakensberg Range
Charaxes druceanus moerens ; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 232, pl. 15, f. 89-91; [BAFR, 364]; [AfrL]
E.Kenya (Teita hills)
Charaxes druceanus teita van Someren, 1939; J. E.Afr. Ug. nat. Hist. Soc. 14 : 177, TL: Teita Hills, Chawia Forest, Bura Bluff
Charaxes druceanus teita ; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 238, pl. 18, f. 111-112, 114-116; [BAFR, 364 (text)]; [BK, 289 (note)]; [AfrL]
South Africa (Zoutpansberg Mnts)
Charaxes druceanus entabeni van Someren, 1963; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 233, pl. 19, f. 117-122, TL: Northern Transvaal, Zoutpansberg, Entabeni
Charaxes druceanus entabeni ; [BAFR, 364 (text)]; [AfrL]
Zimbabwe
Charaxes druceanus stevensoni van Someren, 1963; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 233, pl. 15, f. 85-86, TL: S.Rhodesia, Vumba Mts. (E side of S.Rhodesia)
Charaxes druceanus stevensoni ; [BAFR, 364]; [AfrL]
Kenya (Nairobi highlands)
Charaxes druceanus katamayu Plantrou, 1982; 108
Charaxes druceanus katamayu ; [BK, 289 (note)]; [AfrL]
Southern Sudan
Charaxes druceanus vivianae Plantrou, 1982; 107
Charaxes druceanus vivianae ; [AfrL]
SE.Kenya
Charaxes druceanus williamsi Plantrou, 1982; 109
Charaxes druceanus williamsi ; [BK, 289 (note)]; [AfrL]
Charaxes druceanus brazza ; [AfrL]
NE.Tanzania (Usumbara Mnts)
Charaxes druceanus praestans ; [AfrL]
Charaxes druceanus solitaria ; [AfrL]
"Southern Cameroun"
Charaxes dubiosus Röber, 1936; Ent. Rundschau 53 (41) : 577, f. 2
Charaxes dubiosus ; [BAFR, 378 (text)]; [AfrL]
Known from a single type specimen taken in Cameroun
Charaxes dunkeli Röber, 1939; Ent. Rundschau 56 (32) : 357, TL: Cameroun
Charaxes dunkeli ; [BAFR, 396 (text)]
Larva on
(Unknown)
Nymphalis ephyra Godart, [1824]; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (2): 330 (355)
= Charaxes etheocles etheocles ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 481
Charaxes hollandii Butler, 1893; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 12 (70) : 266, TL: Sierra Leone
= ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 101
Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♀-f. hollandi ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 484
Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♀-f. ephyra ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 485
Charaxes ephyra ; [AfrL]
Tropical Africa. See [About maps]
Savannah Charaxes
Nymphalis etesipe Godart, [1824]; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (2): 355, TL: Sierra Leone
Charaxes etesipe, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes etesipe ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 455; [EBW]
Charaxes etesippe[sic] ; [BOW: pl. 95, f. 6, 9]
Charaxes etesipe ; [BK: 293, pl. 36, f. 477]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Entada spp.,
Afzelia quanzensis [Nigel Venters]
Sierra Leone, Ivory coast, Liberia, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Nigeria, S.Chad, S.Sudan, N.Angola, Uganda, N.Kenya
Nymphalis etheta Godart, [1824]; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (2): 356
= ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 455
Charaxes etesipe etesipe ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 455; van Someren, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 59, pl. 4, f. 23, 32, pl. 5, f. 33-35, 37-39; [BAFR, 356]; [BK, 294 (note)]; [AfrL]
Ethiopia (West of Rift)
Charaxes etesipe abyssinicus Rothschild, 1900; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 458, TL: Abyssinia, Sciotalit, Scioa
Charaxes etesipe abyssinicus ; van Someren, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 61, pl. 5, f. 36, 40; [BAFR, 356 (text)]; [AfrL]
Kenya (NE side of Mnt Kenya)
Charaxes etesipe gordoni van Someren, 1935; 198
Charaxes etesipe gordoni ; van Someren, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 63, pl. 6, f. 43, 47; [BAFR, 356 (text)]; [BK, 294 (note)]; [AfrL]
Somalia
Charaxes etesipe patrizii Storace, 1949; Ann. Mus. civ. Nat. Giacomo Doria 64: 21, TL: Somaliland
Charaxes etesipe patrizii ; [BAFR, 356 (text)]; [AfrL]
Pemba Island (Off Tanzanian coast)
Charaxes etesipe pemba van Someren, 1966; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 64, pl. 6, f. 46, 48, TL: Tanzania, Pemba Island, NE of Zanzibar
Charaxes etesipe pemba ; [BAFR, 356 (text)]; [AfrL]
Zaire (Shaba)
?Charaxes etesipe shaba ?Godart
Charaxes etesipe shaba ; [AfrL]
Malawi, Mocambique, Kenya (coast), Tanzania
Charaxes tavetensis Rothschild, 1894; Novit. Zool. 1 (2) : 535, TL: Taveta (East Africa)
Charaxes tavetensis, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes etesipe tavetensis ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1898, Novit. zool. 5 (4): pl. 5, f. 4; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 458; van Someren, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 62, pl. 6, f. 41-42, 45-46; [BAFR, 356 (text)]; [BK, 294 (note)]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Entada abyssinica,
Ricinus communis [PBSA]
Charaxes etesipe hercules Turlin & Lequeux, 2002; Lambillionea 102 (1, I): 73, f. 4-6, TL: Kalanga Forest, Bugalla I., Ssese Islands, Uganda, 1200m
Charaxes etesipe hercules ; [AfrL]
-. See [About maps]
Satyr Charaxes
Charaxes ethalion Boisduval, 1847; in Delegorgue, Voyage Afr. australe, 2: 593
Nymphalis erithalion Doubleday, [1849]; Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): pl. 48, f. 1
= ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 478
Charaxes ethalion, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes ethalion ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 478, pl. 12, f. 4, 6; [BOW: pl. 95, f. 11]; [BK: 297, pl. 37, f. 486]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Albizia spp. [Nigel Venters]
South Africa, Mocambique, Zimbabwe
?Charaxes rosae Butler, 1886; 360 (part)
Charaxes ethalion ♀-f. swynnertoni Poulton, 1919; Proc. ent. Soc. Lond. 31 : lxxix
Charaxes ethalion ethalion ♀-f. aurantimacula van Someren, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 283:Natal
Charaxes rosae ; Butler, 1895, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (2) : 255
Charaxes ethalion ethalion ; van Someren, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 281, pl. 1, f. 1-2
Charaxes ethalion ethalion ♀-f. ethalion ; van Someren, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 282, pl. 1, f. 2
Charaxes ethalion ethalion ♀-f. swynnertoni ; van Someren, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 283, pl. 2, f. 10
Charaxes ethalion ethalion ♀-f. rosae ; van Someren, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 284, pl. 1, f. 3-4, 7
Charaxes ethalion ethalion ; [BAFR, 376]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Albizia adianthifolia,
Acacia ataxacantha,
Parkia filicoidea,
Tamarindus indicas [PBSA]
Charaxes ethalion kitungulensis Strand, 1911; Mitt. zool. Mus. Berl. 5 (2) : 288, TL: Kitungula
Charaxes ethalion kitungulensis ; [AfrL]
Kenya highlands
Charaxes ethalion kikuyuensis van Someren, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 296, pl. 4, f. 36, TL: Kenya, Nairobi distr., Karura Forest
Charaxes ethalion kikuyuensis ; [BK, 297 (note)]; [AfrL]
Kenya/Tanzania coast
Charaxes ethalion littoralis van Someren, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 294, pl. 4, f. 37-39, TL: Kenya, Shimba Hills, Kwale Dist.
Charaxes ethalion littoralis ; [BAFR, 376 (text)]; [BK, 297 (note)]; [AfrL]
Kenya (Mnt Marsabit)
Charaxes ethalion marsabitensis van Someren, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 298, pl. 5, f. 40-41, 43-44, TL: Kenya, Northern Frontier Prov., at Mt. Marsabit
Charaxes ethalion marsabitensis ; [BAFR, 376 (text)]; [BK, 297 (note)]; [AfrL]
SW.Uganda, Kenya (E of Lake Victoria), Tanzania (Kungwe)
Charaxes ethalion nyanzae van Someren, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 292, pl. 4, f. 31-35, pl. 5, f. 42, 45-48, TL: SW.Uganda, Kikagati, Kagera River
Charaxes ethalion nyanzae ; [BAFR, 376 (text)]; [AfrL]
N.Zimbabwe, S.Zambia, N.Malawi, S.Tanzania
Charaxes ethalion binghami Henning, 1982; 84
Charaxes ethalion nyasana van Someren, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 286, pl. 2, f. 11-18, pl. 3, f. 19-30, TL: Malawi, Nkata Bay
Charaxes ethalion nyasana ♀-f. nyasana van Someren, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 286
Charaxes ethalion nyasana ♀-f. cithaeronoides van Someren, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 287, pl. 3, f. 25-26, 28-29, TL: Malawi, Mlosa Stream, Lauderdale
Charaxes ethalion nyasana ♀-f. suppressa van Someren, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 288, pl. 3, f. 20, 32, TL: Malawi, Port Herald, Mlosa Stream
Charaxes ethalion nyasana ♀-f. demaculata van Someren, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 288, pl. 3, f. 21, 24, TL: Malawi, Lugeri Stream, Mlanje
Charaxes ethalion nyasana ♀-f. imitans van Someren, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 290, TL: Malawi, Lauderdale Est., Mlaye, Mlosa Stream
Charaxes ethalion nyasicus van Someren, 1975; 109
Charaxes ethalion nyasicus ; [BAFR, 376]
Charaxes ethalion binghami ; [AfrL]
N.Zambia
Charaxes ethalion fisheri Henning, 1982; 88
Charaxes ethalion nyanzae van Someren, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 294, pl. 4, f. 31-35, pl. 5, f. 42, 45-48, TL: S.W. Uganda, Kikagati, Kagera River
Charaxes ethalion ♀-f. howardi van Someren & Jackson, 1952; Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 103 : 260
Charaxes ethalion nyanzae ♀-f. howardi ; van Someren, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 293
Charaxes ethalion nyanzae ; [BK, 297 (note)]
Charaxes ethalion fisheri ; [AfrL]
S.Malawi
Charaxes ethalion handmani Henning, 1982; 86
?Charaxes ethalion nyasana van Someren, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 286
Charaxes ethalion nyasicus van Someren, 1975; 209
Charaxes ethalion handmani ; [AfrL]
-. See [About maps]
Demon Charaxes
Papilio etheocles Cramer, [1777]; Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 34, pl. 119, f. D, E
Charaxes etheocles, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes etheocles ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1899, Novit. zool. 6 (2): pl. 8, f. 6-7; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 480, pl. 12, f. 5, 7-8; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 99; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 95, f. 12, pl. 96, f. 1]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Scutia myrtina,
Albizia spp. [Nigel Venters]
Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria
Charaxes alladinis Butler, 1869; Cistula ent. 1 (1) : 5, TL: ?
= ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 482
Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♀-f. regalis Rothschild, 1900; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 486
Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♀-f. fulgens Rothschild, 1900; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 487, pl. 12, f. 5
Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♀-f. etheocles ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 486
Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♀-f. alladinis ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 487
?Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♀-f. rosae ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 487
Charaxes etheocles ; Thon, 1823, 74
Nymphalis etheocles ; Godart, [1824], Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (2): 355
Charaxes alladinis ; Kirby, 1871, Syn. Cat. diurn. Lep. : 269
?Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♂-f. ephyra ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 101
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Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♀-f. alladinis ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 100
Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♀-f. fulgens ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 101
Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♀-f. regalis ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 101
Charaxes etheocles etheocles ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 481; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 99, f. 1, pl. 6, 7; [BAFR, 378]; [AfrL]
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SE.Nigeria, Cameroun, C.A.R., Congo, Zaire
Charaxes etheocles biinclinata van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 102, pl. 10, f. 82-83, 85-87, pl. 11, f. 92-93, 96-97, TL: Moyen Congo
Charaxes etheocles biinclinata ; [BAFR, 378 (text)]
SW.Congo, Zaire (Shaba)
Charaxes etheocles carpenteri van Someren & Jackson, 1957; Ann. Transv. Mus. 23 (1) : 54
Charaxes etheocles ♀-f. carpenteri Poulton, 1919; Proc. ent. Soc. Lond. 31 : lxxxii
Charaxes etheocles carpenteri ♂-f. carpenteri ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 109
Charaxes etheocles carpenteri ♀-f. carpenteri ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 109
Charaxes etheocles carpenteri ♀-f. pallidimacula ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 110
Charaxes etheocles carpenteri ♂-f. catochrous ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 111
Charaxes etheocles carpenteri ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 108, f. 2-4; [BAFR, 378]; [AfrL]
Kenya (West of Rift)
Charaxes etheocles evansi van Someren & Jackson, 1957; Ann. Transv. Mus. 23 (1) : 54
Charaxes etheocles ♀f. evansi van Someren & Rogers, 1932
Charaxes etheocles evansi ♀-f. conjuncta ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 113
Charaxes etheocles evansi ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 112, f. 5-6, pl. 9, f. 76-81; BAFR, 378; [BK: 297, pl. 37, f. 485]; [AfrL]
Gabon
Charaxes etheocles ochracea van Someren & Jackson, 1957; Ann. Transv. Mus. 23 (1) : 54
Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♂-f. violacea Rothschild, 1900; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 485
Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♀-f. ochracea Rothschild, 1900; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 486
Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♀-f. seriata Rothschild, 1900; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 487
Charaxes etheocles ochracea ♀-f. ochracea ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 106
Charaxes etheocles ochracea ♀-f. seriata ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 107
Charaxes etheocles ochracea ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 106; [BAFR, 378 (text)]; [AfrL]
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Papilio eudoxus Drury, 1782; Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 3 : 44, pl. 33, f. 1, 4
Charaxes eudoxus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes eudoxus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1899, Novit. zool. 6 (2): pl. 8, f. 3; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 418; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 96, f. 2]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Syzygium cordatum [Nigel Venters]
Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Ivory Coast
Charaxes eudoxus ; Carpenter, 1937
Charaxes eudoxus eudoxus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 419; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 239, pl. 8, f. 67-68; [BAFR, 366]; [AfrL]
Uganda (Entebbe)
Charaxes eudoxus cabacus Jordan, 1925; Novit. zool. 32 (3) : 288, TL: Uganda, Entebbe
Charaxes eudoxus cabacus ; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 244, pl. 10, f. 83-84; [BAFR, 366 (text)]; [AfrL]
NW.Kenya (East of R Nile)
Charaxes eudoxus amaurus Poulton, 1929; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 77: 478
Charaxes eudoxus amaurus f. nzoia van Someren, 1970; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 246, TL: NW.Kenya, Kitale
Charaxes eudoxus amaurus ; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 244, pl. 10, f. 85-88; [BAFR, 366 (text)]; [BK: 289, pl. 34, f. 466]; [AfrL]
Uganda (Lake Victoria)
Charaxes eudoxus katerae Carpenter, 1937; Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 86 : 91, pl. 1, f. 5, pl. 2, f. 5
Charaxes eudoxus katerae ; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 243, pl. 9, f. 79-82; [BAFR, 366 (text)]; [AfrL]
Zambia (West of Luangwa valley)
Charaxes eudoxus zambiae van Someren, 1970; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 246, pl. 10, f. 89, TL: Zambia, Shiwa Ngandu
Charaxes eudoxus zambiae ; [BAFR, 366]; [AfrL]
Zambia (Lake Kashiba)
Charaxes eudoxus mitchelli Plantrou & Howarth, 1977; Proc. Trans. Br. ent. nat. Hist. Soc. 10 (1-2): 22
Charaxes eudoxus mitchelli ; [BAFR, 366]; [AfrL]
Bioko Island (Fernando Po in the Gulf of Guinea)
Charaxes eudoxus biokoensis ; [AfrL]
Northern Nigeria
Charaxes eudoxus boersmana Plantrou, 1980; 11
Charaxes eudoxus boersmana ; [AfrL]
Southern Sudan
Charaxes eudoxus imatongensis Plantrou, 1982; 105
Charaxes eudoxus imatongensis ; [AfrL]
Rwanda, Burundi
Charaxes eudoxus lequexi Plantrou, 1982; 101
N.Angola, NW.Zambia, Congo, C.A.R., Cameroun, E.Nigeria, W.Uganda, NW.Tanzania
Charaxes eudoxus mechowi Rothschild & Jordan, 1899; Novit. zool. 6 (index): 454 (index), (2): pl. 8, f. 3
Charaxes eudoxus theresae Le Cerf, 1932; Bull. Mus. Paris (2) 4 : 405
Charaxes eudoxus mechowi ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 418
Charaxes eudoxus theresae ; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 242, pl. 9, f. 78
Charaxes eudoxus mechowi ; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 240, pl. 8, f. 69-74, pl. 9, f. 75-77; Plantrou & Howarth, 1977, 22; [BAFR, 366 (text)]; [AfrL]
NW.Tanzania
Charaxes eudoxus raffaellae Plantrou, 1983; 103
Charaxes eudoxus raffaellae ; [AfrL]
Charaxes eudoxus goubandana Nicat, 2002; Lambillionea 102 (2): 158, f. 7-10, TL: Labé, Massif du Fouta-Djalon, Guinée
Charaxes eudoxus goubandana ; [AfrL]
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Common Green Charaxes
Papilio eupale Drury, 1782; Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 3 : 7, pl. 6, f. 3
Charaxes eupale, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes eupale ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 510; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 96, f. 4]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Scutia myrtina,
Albizia spp. [Nigel Venters]
Sierra Leone, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Liberia
Papilio amasia Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 136
= ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 511
Charaxes eupale ; Doubleday, 1844, 111
Charaxes eupale eupale ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 511; van Someren, 1974, 438; [BAFR, 403]; [AfrL]
Cameroun, C.A.R., Congo, Gabon, N.Angola, Zaire, Uganda, NW.Kenya, Southern Sudan
Charaxes eupale latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1) : 74
Charaxes eupale schultzi Röber, 1936; Ent. Rundschau 53 (41) : 575
Charaxes eupale latimargo ; van Someren, 1974, 440; [BAFR, 403]; [BK: 295, pl. 37, f. 480]; [AfrL]
Charaxes dilutus veneris White & Grant, 1989
Charaxes eupale veneris ; Heath, Newport & Hancock, 2001, The Butterflies of Zambia; [AfrL]
Western Eritrea
Charaxes etheocles f. figinii Storace, 1948; Ann. Mus. civ. Nat. Giacomo Doria 63: 139 ♂
?Charaxes viola figinii ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 149 [??]
Charaxes figinii ; Rydon, 1982, 63
Charaxes figini ; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
-. See [About maps]
Charaxes fournierae Le Cerf, 1930; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr.: 171
Charaxes fournierae, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes fournierae ; [EBW]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
Congo, Cameroun, C.A.R.
Charaxes fournierae ; Le Moult, 1933, 17
Charaxes fournierae fournierae ; Howarth, 1969, 152; van Someren, 1974, 431; [BAFR, 356 (text)]; [AfrL]
SW.Uganda
Charaxes fournierae kigeziensis Howarth, 1969; Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 38: 152
Charaxes fournierae kigeziensis ; van Someren, 1974, 432; [BAFR, 356]; [AfrL]
SW.Ruanda
Charaxes fournierae vandenberghei Collins, 1982; 99
Charaxes fournierae vandenberghei ; [AfrL]
Charaxes fournierae jolybouyeri ; [AfrL]
N.Angola, Zambia, NW.Zimbabwe. See [About maps]
Charaxes fulgurata Aurivillius, 1899; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 31 (5) : 236
= Charaxes etheocles etheocles ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 482
?Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♀-f. lunigera Rothschild, 1900; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 488
♀f. mima Riley, 1921; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1921 (1-2) : 243
?Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♂-f. fulgurata ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 483
Charaxes fulguata ♀f. mima ; van Someren, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 93, pl. 16, f. 126-127
Charaxes fulgurata ; van Someren, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 92, pl. 15, f. 119-123, pl. 16, f. 124-129; [BAFR, 376]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Ambiygonocarpus andongensis,
Erythrophleum africanum [Nigel Venters]
-. See [About maps]
Forest Pearl Charaxes
Palla varanes var. fulvescens Aurivillius, 1891; Ent. Tidskr. 12 : 216, TL: Cameroons
Charaxes fulvescens, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes fulvescens ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 359; [EBW]; [BK, 282, pl. 31]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Allophylus spp. [Nigel Venters]
Northern Nigeria, Cameroun, Congo, Gabon, C.A.R.
Charaxes fulvescens fulvescens ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 361; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 210, pl. 8, f. 43; [BAFR, 398 (text)]; [AfrL]
Central Kenya (East of Rift)
Charaxes fulvescens imenti ; [BK, 282 (note)]; [AfrL]
Sierra Leone, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria
Bioko Island (Fernando Po in Gulf of Guinea)
Charaxes fulvescens marialuisae ; [AfrL]
Southern Sudan, Uganda, Kenya (West of Rift), Rwanda, Burundi, NW.Tanzania, E.Zaire, NW.Zambia
Charaxes fulvescens monitor Rothschild, 1900; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 361, TL: Unyoro, Uganda
Charaxes fulvescens stonehami Jeffery, 1931; Bull. Stoneham Mus. (4): ?, TL: SE.Mt. Elgon
Charaxes fulvescens monitor ; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 210, pl. 8, f. 41-42; [BAFR, 398]; [BK, 282 (note)]; [AfrL]
Senegal
Charaxes fulvescens senegala van Someren,1975; 103
Charaxes fulvescens senegala ; [BAFR, 398 (text)]; [AfrL]
Only known from a single male caught at Bangui C.A.R.
Charaxes fuscus Plantrou, 1967; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 72: 66
Charaxes fuscus ; van Someren, 1972, 240; [BAFR, 384 (text)]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
Zimbabwe, Zambia. See [About maps]
Charaxes gallagheri van Son, 1962; J. Ent. Soc. sth. Afr. 25 (1) : 146 [♂]
Charaxes gallagheri van Son, 1963; Novos Taxa ent. 29 : 9 [♀]
Charaxes gallagheri ; van Someren, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 94, pl. 15, f. 116-118; [BAFR, 372]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Diospyros natalensis nummularia [PBSA]
Larva on
Diospyros natalensis [Nigel Venters]
Charaxes galleyanus ; [AfrL]
Tanzania (NE Lake Tanganika). See [About maps]
Charaxes grahamei van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 115, f. 7-8, pl. 12, TL: Tanzania, Kigoma District in Mukuyu Forest
Charaxes grahamei ♀-f. lacteata van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 117, TL: Tanzania, Kigoma District, Mukuyu Forest
Charaxes grahamei ; [BAFR, 378]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
-. See [About maps]
Guderian's Charaxes
Blue Spangled Charaxes
Nymphalis guderiana Dewitz, 1879; Nova Acta Leop. Carol. (2) 41 (2) : 28 [200], pl. 2, f. 18, TL: (Angola)
Charaxes guderiana, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes guderiana ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 473, pl. 7, f. 7, pl. 12, f. 3; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 197, pl. 1, f. 1-2; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 96, f. 5]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Brachystegia spicaeformis,
B. boehmii,
B. taxifolia,
Julbernardia globiflora,
Amblygonocarpus adnongensis [PBSA]
Larva on
Brachystegia spiciformis,
Julbernardia globiflora [Nigel Venters]
NE.Namibia, Angola, Zambia, Zaire (Shaba), Zimbabwe, Mocambique, Malawi, Tanzania
Charaxes pelias var. tanganika Robbe, 1892; Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 36 : 133 (female)
= Charaxes guderiana ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 473
Charaxes guderiana ; Trimen 1891, 81
Charaxes guderiana guderiana ; van Someren, 1970, 199
Charaxes guderianus guderianus ; [BAFR, 372]
Charaxes guderiana guderiana ; [AfrL]
Kenya coast
Charaxes guderiana rabaiensis Poulton, 1929; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 77: 482
Charaxes guderiana rabaiensis ; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 202, pl. 1, f. 3-4
Charaxes guderianus rabaiensis ; [BAFR, 372 (text)]; [BK: 301, pl. 40, f. 497]
Charaxes guderiana rabaiensis ; [AfrL]
Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroun, Gabon, Congo, C.A.R., Zaire. See [About maps]
Charaxes hadrianus Ward, 1871; Ent. mon. Mag. 8 : 120, TL: Cameroons
Charaxes dux Staudinger, 1886; in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1 (14): 170, TL: Gaboon
= ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 399
Charaxes gabonica Crowley, 1890; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1890 : 553, pl. 17, f. 3, TL: Gaboon
= ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 399
Charaxes hadrianus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes hadrianus hadrianus ; van Someren, 1972, 221; [BAFR, 355]
Charaxes hadrianus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 398, pl. 7, f. 4; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 96, f. 7]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Ouratea reticulata [Nigel Venters]
-. See [About maps]
Cream-banded Charaxes
Charaxes hansalii C. & R. Felder, [1867]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (3): 446, pl. 59, f. 5-6, TL: Africa, Bogos
Charaxes hansali, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes hansali ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 440; [BK: 287, pl. 33]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Osyris lanceolata,
Colpoon compressum,
Salvadora persica [Nigel Venters]
N.Ethiopia
Charaxes hansalii[sic] hansalii ; van Someren, 1971, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 190, pl. 3, f. 16
Charaxes hansali hansali ; [BAFR, 360]; [AfrL]
SE.Arabia (Quara Mnts)
Charaxes hansali arabica Riley, 1931; Entomologist 64 : 279
Charaxes hansalii[sic] arabica ; van Someren, 1971, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 193, pl. 4, f. 23-24
Charaxes hansali arabica ; [BAFR, 360 (text)]; [AfrL]
Southern Sudan, W.Uganda, Ruwanda, Kenya, N.Tanzania
Charaxes hansali baringana Rothschild, 1905; Novit. Zool. 12 (1) : 78, TL: Lake Baringo
Charaxes hansalii[sic] baringana ; van Someren, 1971, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 191, pl. 3, f. 17-18
Charaxes hansali baringana ; [BAFR, 360 (text)]; [BK, 287 (note)]; [AfrL]
Kenya (Mnt Kulal)
Charaxes hansalii[sic] kulalensis van Someren, 1971; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 192, pl. 4, f. 19-22, TL: Kenya, Mt. Kulal, SE of Lake Rudolf
Charaxes hansali kulalae van Someren, 1975; 108
Charaxes hansali kulalae ; [BAFR: 360 (text)]; [AfrL]
Charaxes hansali yemeni ; [AfrL]
-. See [About maps]
Nymphalis hildebrandtii Dewitz, 1879; Nova Acta Leop. Carol. (2) 41 (2) : 28, pl. 2, f. 16, TL: Angola
Charaxes hildebrandti, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes hildebrandti ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 469; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 96, f. 8]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
Nigeria, Cameroun, Gabon, Congo, C.A.R., Zaire, W.Uganda
Charaxes galba Distant, [1880]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879 (4) : 709
= Charaxes hildebrandti ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 469
Charaxes talagugae Holland, 1886; Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 13: 332, TL: Ogowé R.
= Charaxes hildebrandti ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 469
Charaxes hildebrandti ; Aurivillius, 1894, 311
Charaxes hildebrandti hildebrandti ; van Someren, 1972, 218; [BAFR, 370]; [AfrL]
Ivory Coast, Ghana
Charaxes hildebrandti gillesi Plantrou, 1973; 274
Charaxes hildebrandti gillesi ; [BAFR, 370 (text)]; [AfrL]
Zaire (Shaba & adjacent area of Zambia)
Charaxes hildebrandti katangensis Talbot, 1928; Bull. Hill Mus. Witley 2 : 229
Charaxes hildebrandti katangensis ; van Someren, 1972, 219; Darge, 1975, 86; [BAFR, 370 (text)]; [AfrL]
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Charaxes imperialis Butler, 1874; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (4) : 531, pl. 11, f. 3, TL: Whydah, Gold Coast
Charaxes imperialis, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes imperialis ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1898, Novit. zool. 5 (4): pl. 6, f. 5; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 394; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, W.Nigeria
Charaxes imperialis imperialis ; van Someren, 1972, 223; [BAFR, 394]; [AfrL]
Cameroun, C.A.R., N.Zaire
Charaxes imperialis albipuncta Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1) : 68, TL: Bitje, Ja River, Cameroons
Charaxes imperialis albipunctus ; van Someren, 1972, 225; Darge, 1983, 87; [BAFR, 394]
Charaxes imperialis albipuncta ; [AfrL]
Zaire (Shaba)
Charaxes imperialis pauliani Rousseau-Decelle, 1933; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 38 (17) : 269
Charaxes imperialis paulianus ; van Someren, 1972, 227; [BAFR, 394 (text)]
Charaxes imperialis pauliani ; [AfrL]
Uganda
Charaxes imperialis ugandicus van Someren, 1935; 12
?Charaxes imperialis ugandicus van Someren, 1972; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 27 (4): 225
Charaxes imperialis ugandicus ; [BAFR, 394 (text)]; [AfrL]
Zambia
Charaxes imperialis lisomboensis van Someren, 1975; 109
Charaxes imperialis lisomboensis ; [BAFR, 394 (text)]; [AfrL]
- Misidentified/misapplied:
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Charaxes imperialis ludovici; van Someren, 1972, 227
S.Congo
Charaxes imperialis dargei ; [AfrL]
N.Tanzania
Charaxes imperialis graziellae ; [AfrL]
Bioko Island (Fernando Po in Gulf of Guinea)
Charaxes imperialis nathaliae ; [AfrL]
SW.Ruwanda
Charaxes imperialis werneri ; [AfrL]
-. See [About maps]
Pearl Spotted Charaxes
Nymphalis jahlusa Trimen, 1862; Rhopal. Afr. Austr. : 177, 331, pl. 3, f. 5, TL: interior South Africa
?jahlusa f. pallene
Charaxes jahlusa, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes jahlusa ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 507; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 96, f. 9]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Pappea capensis,
Haplocoelum foliosum [Nigel Venters]
South Africa (Eastern Cape)
Charaxes jahlusa jahlusa ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 509; van Someren, 1974, 418; [BAFR, 355 (text)]; [AfrL]
South Africa (Natal), Mocambique, N, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia, S.Tanzania
Charaxes argynnides Westwood, 1864; Proc. Ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 2 : 10
Charaxes jahlusa argynnides ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 509; van Someren, 1974, 420; [BAFR, 355 (text)]; [AfrL]
Kenya coast
Charaxes jahlusa kenyensis Joicey & Talbot, 1925; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 16 (96) : 646
Charaxes jahlusa kenyensis ; van Someren, 1974, 420; [BAFR, 355]; [BK: 294, pl. 36, f. 479]; [AfrL]
SW.Ethiopia
Charaxes jahlusa ganalensis Carpenter, 1937; Proc. R. ent Soc. (B) 6 (3): 64
Charaxes jahlusa ganalensis ; [BAFR, 355 (text)]; [BK, 295 (note)]; [AfrL]
Tanzania (NE of Lake Tanganyika)
Charaxes jahlusa kigomaensis van Someren, 1975; 108
?Charaxes jahlusa kigoma van Someren, 1974; 423
Charaxes jahlusa kigomaensis ; [BAFR, 355 (text)]; [AfrL]
Rwanda
Charaxes jahlusa rwandensis Plantrou, 1976; Bull. Soc. Lép. Fr. 1 (1): 61
Charaxes jahlusa rwandensis ; [BAFR, 355 (text)]; [AfrL]
South Africa (Transvaal), S.Zimbabwe, W.Botswana
Charaxes jahlusa rex Henning, 1978; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 90 (7-8) : 211
Charaxes jahlusa rex ; [AfrL]
Charaxes jahlusa mafiae ; [AfrL]
-. See [About maps]
Two-tailed Pasha
Foxy Charaxes
Pash à deux Queues
El Bajá
Papilio jasius Linnaeus, 1767; Syst. Nat. (Edn 12) 1 (2): [749] Errata, TL: Barbaria (Algeria)
Charaxes jasius, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes jasius, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Charaxes jasius, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Charaxes jasius, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
Charaxes jasius, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Charaxes jason ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 446
Charaxes jasius ; [BOW: pl. 1, f. 22]; [AfrL]; [Otakar Kudrna]
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600x435 (~48Kb) underside Morocco, Pays Beni-Routen, Rif, Photo © Michel Tarrier
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Larva on
Sorghum roxburghii,
Lonchocarpus cyanescens,
Cassine sp.,
Arbutus unedo [Nigel Venters]
Mediterranean, N.Africa
Papilio jason Linnaeus, 1767; Syst. Nat. (Edn 12) 1 (2): 749, TL: Barbaria (Algeria)
Charaxes jasius var. major Oberthür, 1922; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 19 (1): 37, TL: Tangier, Ain Chaneh (Morocco)
Charaxes jasius jasius ; [BMAT: 47, pl. 14, f. 1-2]; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 201, 206, pl. 1, f. 1-2
Larva on
Citrus sinensis,
C. nobilis,
(captivity) Rhamnus sp.,
(in Spain, oviposit) Osyris quadripartita [BMAT]
N.Angola, Gabon, SW.Zaire, C.A.R.
Charaxes pelias brunnescens Poulton, 1926; Verh. III Int. Ent.-Kongr. Zurich 2 : 570, TL: "North Angola"
Charaxes pelias brunnescens ; Jordan, 1925, Novit. zool. 32 (3) : 288
Charaxes jasius brunnescens ; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 205, pl. 7, f. 37-38; [BAFR, 358 (text)]; [AfrL]
N.Ethiopia, Sudan, NW.Kenya, Uganda, C.A.R., Nigeria, Benin, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Senegal
Sahel Charaxes
Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850; in Ferret & Galinter, Voyage en Abyssinie. 3: 469, TL: "Abyssinia"
Charaxes epijasius maculatus Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 122, TL: Konakry, Guinea
= ; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 201, pl. 3, f. 13-14
var. murina Le Cerf, 1923; Bull. Mus. Hist. nat. Paris 29 : 364, TL: Guinea
= ; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 201, pl. 2, f. 7
ab. feisthameli Le Cerf, 1923; Bull. Mus. Hist. nat. Paris 29 : 364, TL: Senegal
= ; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 202, pl. 1, f. 5-6
Charaxes jasius epijasius var. melas van Someren, 1963; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 202, pl. 2, f. 9, 11-12, TL: Uganda
Charaxes pelias f. liberiae Le Cerf, 1923; Bull. Mus. Hist. nat. Paris 29 : 365, TL: Liberia
Charaxes pelias liberiae Poulton, 1926; Verh. III Int. Ent.-Kongr. Zurich 2 : 570, TL: Liberia
Charaxes jasius epijasius f. liberiae ; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 204, pl. 2, f. 8
Charaxes epijasius ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 450; [BAFR, 358]; [BK: 286, pl. 32]
Charaxes jasius epijasius ; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 201, pl. 1, f. 3-4; [AfrL]
Kenya, N Tanzania, SW Uganda
Harrison's Charaxes
Charaxes harrisoni Sharpe, 1904; Entomologist 37 : 133, TL: Kamagambo, South Kavirondo
Charaxes jasius harrisoni f. saturnalis van Someren, 1963; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 203, pl. 4, f. 20-24, pl. 5, f. 25-28, TL: Kenya, South Kavirondo, Suna
Charaxes jasius harrisoni f. harrisoni ; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 202, pl. 2, f. 10, pl. 3, f. 15-18
Charaxes jasius harrisoni ; [BAFR, 358 (text)]; [AfrL]
Charaxes harrisoni ; [BK: 286, pl. 33]
S.Ethiopia, Somalia
Charaxes saturnus ab. Pagenstecheri Schultze, 1913; Ent. Rundsch. 30 (9) : 50
Charaxes pelias pagenstecheri Poulton, 1926; Verh. III Int. Ent.-Kongr. Zurich 2 : 570, TL: S.Abyssinia
Charaxes pelias pagenstecheri ; Jordan, 1925, Novit. zool. 32 (3) : 288
Charaxes jasius pagenstecheri ; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 203, pl. 7, f. 35-36; [BAFR, 358 (text)]; [AfrL]
South Africa (Except Cape), Botswana, Mocambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya coast
Foxy Charaxes
Koppie Charaxes
Charaxes saturnus Butler, [1866]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3) : 624, pl. 36, f. 1, TL: "Interior of Africa"
Charaxes saturnus var. laticintus Butler, 1895; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (2) : 252, TL: Kondeland
Charaxes pelias saturnus ab. (loc.?) brunnesceus Rothschild, 1900; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 444
Charaxes pelias saturnus ab. (loc.?) laticinctus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 444
Charaxes pelias saturnus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 444, pl. 12, f. 2
Charaxes jasius saturnus var. laticinctus ; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 205
Charaxes saturnus ; [BK: 286, pl. 33]
Charaxes jasius saturnus ; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 204; [BAFR, 358]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Brachystegia,
Hibiscus,
Croton,
Afzelia quanzensis,
Bauhinia galpinii,
Burkea africana,
Schotia brachypetala,
Maytenus senegalensis [PBSA]
-. See [About maps]
Charaxes brutus var. junius Oberthür, 1880; Ann. Mus. Stor. nat. Genova 15: 166
Charaxes junius ; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
W.Ethiopia
Charaxes junius f. ragazzi Storace, 1948; Ann. Mus. civ. Nat. Giacomo Doria 63: 132
Charaxes junius ; Oberthür, 1883, 728
Charaxes brutus junius ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 431; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 217, pl. 3, f. 31, pl. 4, f. 32; [BAFR, 360]
Charaxes junius junius ; Plantrou, 1983, 84; [AfrL]
S.Ethiopia, E.Sudan
Charaxes brutus somalicus Rothschild, 1900; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 432, TL: Harrar Highlands, Somaliland
Charaxes brutus somalicus ; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 218, pl. 4, f. 33; [BAFR, 360]
Charaxes junius somalicus ; Plantrou, 1983, 85; [AfrL]
Angola, Congo, Gabon, C.A.R., Zaire, Cameroun, Uganda. See [About maps]
Charaxes kahldeni Homeyer & Dewitz, 1882; Berl. ent. Z. 26 (2) : 381, pl. 7, f. 1-2, TL: Pungo Andongo, Angola
Charaxes homeyeri Homeyer & Dewitz, 1882; Berl. ent. Z. 26 (2) : 382, TL: Pungo Andongo, Angola
Charaxes w-brunnea Bethune-Baker, 1908; Ann. Mag. nat. hist. (8) 2 (12) : 473, TL: Mawamba-Makala
Charaxes kahldeni, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes wbrunnea ;
Charaxes homeyeri ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 520
Charaxes kahldeni ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 519; van Someren, 1974, 450; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 96, f. 10 (spell.?)]; [BAFR, 400]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
-. See [About maps]
Charaxes karkloof van Someren & Jackson, 1957; Ann. Transv. Mus. 23 (1) : 51
Charaxes karkloof ; [AfrL]
Larva on
Ochna arborea,
Ochna natalitia,
Ochna serrulata [Nigel Venters]
South Africa (Natal to East London)
Charaxes karkloof karkloof ; van Someren, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 81, pl. 11, f. 84-85; [BAFR, 374]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Ochna arborea [PBSA]
South Africa (Eastern Cape)
Charaxes karkloof capensis van Someren, 1966; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 83, pl. 11, f. 86-87, TL: South Africa, Cape Prov., at Van Staaden's Pass
Charaxes karkloof capensis; [BAFR], TL: 374 (text);#
Charaxes karkloof capensis ; [AfrL]
Charaxes karkloof trimeni ; [AfrL]
C.A.R., NW.Zaire, Cameroun, Gabon. See [About maps]
Charaxes kheili Staudinger, 1896; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 9 (1): 216, TL: Njam-Njam
Charaxes kheili ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 473; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 94, pl. 5, f. 38-39, 40, 43; Minig & Plantrou, 1975, 275; [BAFR, 372]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
-. See [About maps]
Kirk's Charaxes
Charaxes kirkii Butler, 1881; Ent. mon. Mag. 18 : 145, TL: Mamboia, E. Africa
Charaxes kirki, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes kirki ; [BK: 299, pl. 39, f. 492]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Albizia sp. [Nigel Venters]
N & C Tanzania, Kenya southern coast
Charaxes etheocles ♀-f. rogersi Poulton, 1919; Proc. ent. Soc. Lond. 31 : lxxxi
Charaxes etheocles ♀-f. albifascia Poulton, 1926; 553, 555
Charaxes etheocles ♀-f. handari Poulton, 1926; 553, 555
Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♀-f. kirki ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 486
Charaxes viola kirki ♀-f. kirki ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 130
Charaxes viola kirki ♀-f. albifascia ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 131
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Charaxes viola kirki ♀-f. rogersi ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 131
Charaxes viola kirki ♀-f. kandari ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 131
Charaxes viola kirki ; van Someren & Jackson, 1952, Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 103 : 265; [BAFR, 381 (text)]; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 130, pl. 16, f. 133-137
Charaxes kirki kirki ; Rydon, 1982, 63; [BK: 300 (note)]; [AfrL]
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Ethiopia (East of Rift)
Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♀-f. daria Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.) : 542, TL: Jabalo; Gurgula
Charaxes viola daria ; van Someren & Jackson, 1952, Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 103 : 264; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 134, pl. 20, f. 185-187; [BAFR, 381]
Charaxes daria ; Rydon, 1982, 63
Charaxes kirki daria ; Henning, 1988; [AfrL]
N & C Kenya
Charaxes etheocles suk Carpenter & Jackson, 1950; Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 19 : 98
♀-f. kirkoides Carpenter & Jackson, 1950; Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 19 : 98
♀-f. intermedia Carpenter & Jackson, 1950; Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 19 : 98
♀-f. achaemenesopsis Carpenter & Jackson, 1950; Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 19 : 99
Charaxes kirki suk ♀f. kirkoides ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 132
Charaxes kirki suk ♀f. achaemenesopsis ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 132
Charaxes kirki suk ♀f. intermedia ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 133
Charaxes kirki suk ♀f. albifascia ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 133
Charaxes viola suk ; van Someren & Jackson, 1952, Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 103 : 266; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 132, pl. 16, f. 138-144; [BAFR, 381 (text)]
Charaxes kirki suk ; Rydon, 1982, 63; [BK, 300 (note)]; [AfrL]
-. See [About maps]
Blue Patch Charaxes
Charaxes lactetinctus Karsch, 1892; Ent. Nachr. 18 (8) : 113
Charaxes lactetinctus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes lactetinctus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 414; [EBW]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Syzygium cordatum [Nigel Venters]
Ivory Coast, Benin, Togo, Ghana, C.A.R., Congo, N.Zaire, Uganda, NW.Kenya
Charaxes lactetinctus busogus van Someren, 1972; 234
Charaxes lactetinctus lactetinctus ; van Someren, 1972, 232; [BAFR, 370 (text)]; [BK: 285, pl. 32]
Charaxes lactetinctus busogus ; [BAFR, 370]
Charaxes lactetinctus lactetinctus ; [AfrL]
SW.Ethiopia
Charaxes lactetinctus ungemachi Le Cerf, 1927; Encycl. ent. Lep. (B 3 Lep.): 144
?Charaxes lactetinctus ungemachi ?Karsch
Charaxes lactetinctus ungemachi ; [BAFR, 370 (text)]; [AfrL]
SW.Ethiopia. See [About maps]
Charaxes larseni Rydon, 1982; 74
Charaxes larseni ; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
Kenya, Tanzania. See [About maps]
Silver-striped Charaxes
Charaxes lasti Grose-Smith, 1889; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 3 (14) : 131, TL: Mombasa
Charaxes lasti, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes boueti lasti ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 409
Charaxes lasti ; [EBW]; [BAFR, 368]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Julbernardia magnistipulata,
Afzelia quanzensis [Nigel Venters]
Kenya/Tanzania coast
Charaxes boueti centralis Neustetter,1929; 391
= charaxes lasti ; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 232
Charaxes boueti var.lasti ; Aurivillius, 1899, 235
Charaxes boueti lasti ; Rothschild, 1900, 409
Charaxes lasti ; Talbot, 1932, 9
Charaxes lasti lasti ; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 232, pl. 7, f. 59-65; [BK: 284, pl. 32]; [AfrL]
Tanzania (Eastern Ulunguru Mnts)
Charaxes lasti kimbozae Kielland, 1984; 72
Charaxes lasti kimbozae ; [AfrL]
S.Nigeria, Cameroun, C.A.R.. See [About maps]
Charaxes hadrianus lecerfi Lathy, 1926; Encycl. Ent. (3) B 1 : 94
Charaxes janmoullei Berger, 1975; 92
Charaxes hadrianus lecerfi ; van Someren, 1972, 222; Plantrou, 1976, 131; [BAFR, 355 (text)]
Charaxes lecerfi ; Berger 1977, 60; Darge, 1983, 92; Plantrou, 1983, 174; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
Island of Principe (Gulf of Guinea)
Charaxes lemosi Joicey & Talbot, 1927; Entomologist 60: 12
Charaxes lucretius lemosi ; Gabriel, 1932, 24; van Someren, 1971, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 198, pl. 6, f. 35-36; [BAFR, 367 (text)]
Charaxes lemosi ; Plantrou, 1983; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
NW.Angola. See [About maps]
Charaxes viola loandae van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 144, pl. 17, f. 145-152, TL: NW.Angola
Charaxes viola loandae ♀-f. primitiva van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 144, pl. 17, f. 152
Charaxes viola loandae ♀-f. basiviridis van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 145, pl. 17, f. 151
Charaxes viola loandae ♀-f. violitincta van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 145, pl. 17, f. 145
Charaxes viola loandae ♀-f. vansonoides van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 145, pl. 17, f. 149
Charaxes viola loandae ♀-f. loandae van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 145, pl. 17, f. 146
Charaxes viola loandae ♀-f. protokirki van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 145, pl. 17, f. 148
Charaxes viola loandae ♀-f. instabilis van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 146, pl. 17, f. 147
Charaxes loandae ; van Someren, 1975, 108; [BAFR, 382]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
-. See [About maps]
Violet-washed Charaxes
Papilio lucretius Cramer, [1775]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 129, pl. 82, f. E, F, TL: Guinea
Charaxes lucretius, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes lucretius ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 96, f. 13-14]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Hugonia platycepala,
Annona sp. [Nigel Venters]
Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, W.Nigeria
Charaxes lucretius lucida Le Cerf, 1923; Bull. Mus. Hist. nat. Paris 29 : 366
= ; van Someren, 1971, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 195
Papilio lucretius ; Fabricius, 1793, Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 84
Charaxes lucretius ; Doubleday, 1844, List. lepid. Ins. Brit. Mus. 1: 111
Charaxes lucretius lucretius ; van Someren, 1971, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 195, pl. 5, f. 25-26; [BAFR, 367]; [AfrL]
Cameroun, C.A.R., Congo, Gabon, Zaire
Charaxes lucretius f. caliginosa Le Cerf, 1923; Bull. Mus. Hist. nat. Paris 29 : 366
Charaxes lucretius ♀-f. albofascia Le Cerf, 1923; Bull. Mus. Hist. nat. Paris 29 : 367
Charaxes lucretius intermedius van Someren, 1971; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 197, pl. 5, f. 27-30
Charaxes lucretius intermedius ; [BAFR, 367 (text)]; [AfrL]
E.Zaire, Uganda, NW.Kenya, NE.Tanzania
Charaxes lucretius maximus van Someren, 1971; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 197, pl. 5, f. 31-32, pl. 6, f. 33-34, TL: Uganda, Mawakota, Kamengo
Charaxes lucretius var. babingtoni Stoneham, 1943; 46
Charaxes lucretius maximus van Someren, 1971; 197
Charaxes lucretius maximus ; [BAFR, 367]; [BK: 285, pl. 32]; [AfrL]
NE.Zambia
Charaxes lucretius schofieldi ; [AfrL]
Charaxes lucretius saldanhai ; [AfrL]
-. See [About maps]
Charaxes lucyae ; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
Tanzania (Usumbara Mnts)
Charaxes eudoxus lucyae van Someren, 1975; 104
Charaxes lucyae lucyae Turlin & Chovet, 1987
Charaxes eudoxus lucyae ; [BAFR, 366]
Charaxes lucyae lucyae ; [AfrL]
NE.Tanzania (Nguru Mnts)
Charaxes lucyae gabriellae ; [AfrL]
Tanzania (Mwanihana forest)
Charaxes eudoxus mwanihanae Kielland, 1982; 86
Charaxes lucyae mwanhanae Turlin & Chovet, 1987
Charaxes lucyae mwanihanae ; [AfrL]
-. See [About maps]
Papilio lycurgus Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 67
= Charaxes laodice ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 499
Papilio laodice Drury, 1782; Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 3 : 34, pl. 26, f. 1-2 (preocc.), TL: Sierra Leone
Charaxes lycurgus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes laodice ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 498; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 96, f. 11]; [BAFR, 396]
Charaxes lycurgus ; [AfrL]
Larva on
Albizia sp. [Nigel Venters]
Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Togo, Ghana, W.Nigeria
Nymphalis nesiope Hewitson, 1854; Ill. exot. Butts [3] (Nymphalis): [86], pl. [45], f. 5-6, TL: Sierra Leone
= Charaxes laodice ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 499
Palla laodice ; Kirby, 1871, 274
Charaxes laodice ; Aurivillius, 1894, 312
Charaxes laodice laodice ; van Someren, 1974, 460
Charaxes lycurgus lycurgus ; [AfrL]
E.Nigeria, Cameroun, Gabon, C.A.R., Zaire, N.Angola, NW.Tanzania, W.Uganda, S.Sudan
Charaxes laodice bernardiana Plantrou, 1978; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (N.S.) 14 (3): 526
Charaxes lycurgus bernardiana ; [AfrL]
Cameroun, N.Congo. See [About maps]
Charaxes lydiae Holland, 1917; Ann. Carnegie Mus. 11 : 16, pl. 4, f. 2, 2a
Charaxes lydiae, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes lydiae ; Howarth 1969, 38; van Someren, 1974, 481; [EBW]; [BAFR, 355 (text)]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, E.Tanzania, Kenya coast. See [About maps]
Red Coast Charaxes
MacClounie's Charaxes
Charaxes macclounii Butler, 1895; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (2) : 252, pl. 15, f. 1, TL: Zomba
= Charaxes boueti lasti ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 409
Charaxes lasti var. flavescens Lanz, 1896; 142
Charaxes boueti var. macclouni ; Aurivillius, 1899, 235
Charaxes boueti macclouni ; Talbot, 1927, 109
Charaxes boueti macclounii ; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 227, pl. 6, f. 51-53
Charaxes boueti macclouni ; [BAFR, 368]
Charaxes macclouni ; Plantrou, 1983; [BK: 284, pl. 31]
Charaxes macclounii ; [AfrL]
- Misidentified/misapplied:
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?Charaxes lasti; Trimen, 1894, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1894 : 39, pl. 5, f. 6
Larva on
Oxytenanthera abyssinica,
Afzelia quanzensis [PBSA]
Larva on
Bamboo sp. [Nigel Venters]
SW.Uganda, Rwanda. See [About maps]
Charaxes mafuga van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 97, f. 9, pl. 5, f. 44-45 ♂, TL: SW.Uganda, Kigezi County, at Rutenga-Mafuga Forst, 7000ft
Charaxes mafuga van Someren, 1975; 106 ♀
Charaxes mafuga, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes mafuga ; [BAFR, 372]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Albizia gummifera [Nigel Venters]
E.Zimbabwe, & adjacent area of Mocambique. See [About maps]
Charaxes manica Trimen, 1894; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1894 : 43, TL: Manicaland
Charaxes chittyi Rydon, 1980; in D'Abrera, Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: 390, fig., TL: Rhodesia, Salisbury
= ; Heath, Newport & Hancock, 2001, The Butterflies of Zambia
Charaxes chittyi f. helgae Rydon, 1980; in D'Abrera, Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: 391, fig., TL: Rhodesia, Salisbury, Christon Bank
?Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♂-f. cytila Rothschild, 1900; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 484
= ?; van Someren, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 86
Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♀-f. manica ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 488, pl. 12, f. 7
Charaxes manica manica ; [BAFR, 382]
?Charaxes manica manica f. cytila ; [BAFR, 383, fig.]
Charaxes manica ; van Someren, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 86, pl. 13, f. 98-106, pl. 12, f. 107-115; Minig 1976, 13; [AfrL]
Larva on
Albizia antunesiana,
Dalbergia nyasae [PBSA],
Albizia sp. [Nigel Venters]
Malawi (Mulanje Crater). See [About maps]
Charaxes margaretae Rydon, 1980; in D'Abrera, Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: 396, TL: Malosa Stream, Mt Mlanji, S. Region, Malawi
Charaxes margaretae ; [AfrL]
Larva on
Albizia sp. [Nigel Venters]
South Africa (Montane forest E.Transvaal). See [About maps]
Charaxes marieps van Someren & Jackson, 1957; Ann. Transv. Mus. 23 (1) : 50
Charaxes marieps, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes marieps ; van Someren, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 80, pl. 11, f. 88-89; [BAFR, 374]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Ochna sp. [Nigel Venters]
-. See [About maps]
Charaxes martini van Someren, 1966; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 96, pl. 16, f. 130-131, TL: Malawi, Mlosa stream, Mlange, 2500ft
Charaxes martini ; [BAFR, 376]; [AfrL]
Malawi (Mulanje Crater)
Charaxes martini martini ; van Someren, 1974, 483; [AfrL]
Malawi (Zomba plateau)
Charaxes martini helenae Henning, 1982; 93
Charaxes martini helenae ; [AfrL]
Larva on
Diospiros natalensis [Nigel Venters]
Charaxes matakall ; [AfrL]
Tanzania (Ulunguru Mnts). See [About maps]
Charaxes maccleeryi van Someren, 1972; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 27 (4): 257
Charaxes maccleeryi, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes mccleeryi ; [BAFR, 382]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
Charaxes mccleeryi mccleeryi ; [AfrL]
Charaxes mccleeryi iringae ; [AfrL]
W & S Zaire, C.A.R., Congo, Cameroun. See [About maps]
Charaxes mixtus Rothschild, 1894; Novit. Zool. 1 (2) : 536, pl. 12, f. 8, TL: Lukolele (N. Congo)
Charaxes bubastis Schultz, 1917; 110
Charaxes mixtus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes mixtus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1898, Novit. zool. 5 (4): pl. 6, f. 1; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 390; van Someren, 1972, 250; [BAFR, 384]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
Charaxes mixtus mixtus ; [AfrL]
Charaxes mixtus tanzanicus ; [AfrL]
Sao Thome (Gulf of Guinea)
Charaxes monteiri Staudinger, 1885; in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1 (9): 59, TL: S. Thomé
Charaxes montieri[sic] ; van Someren, 1971, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 200, pl. 6, f. 39-40
Charaxes montieri ; [EBW]
Charaxes monteiri ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 385; [BOW: pl. 107, f. 14]; [BAFR, 390]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
N.Zambia (Mufulira). See [About maps]
Charaxes murphyi ; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
Cameroun (Mnt Cameroun). See [About maps]
Charaxes musakensis Darge, 1973; 29
Charaxes musakensis ; Darge, 1983, 77
Charaxes eudoxus musakensis ; [BAFR, 366 (text)]
Charaxes musakensis ; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
-. See [About maps]
Nymphalis mycerina Godart, [1824]; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (2): 369
Charaxes mycerina, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes mycerina ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 494; [BAFR, 394]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, W.Nigeria
Charaxes mycerina mycerina ; Plantrou, 1978, 516; [AfrL]
Charaxes nausicaa Staudinger, 1891; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 4 (1) : 137, TL: Sierra Leone; Cameroons
= Charaxes mycerina ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 495
Charaxes mycerina nausicaa ; [AfrL]
N & E Nigeria, Cameroun, Gabon, Congo, C.A.R., Zaire
Charaxes mycerina viettei Plantrou, 1978; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (N.S.) 14 (3): 517
Kenya (Eastern Highlands). See [About maps]
Highland Blue Charaxes
Charaxes nandina Rothschild & Jordan, 1901; Novit. Zool. 8 (4) : 403, pl. 9, f. 2, TL: Escarpment, British E. Africa, 6500-9000ft
Charaxes nandina, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes xiphares nandina ; Poulton 1926, 545
Charaxes nandina ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 203, pl. 9, f. 58-59, 61-62; [BAFR, 388]; [BK: 292, pl. 35, f. 474]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Drypetes gerrardii,
Hippocratea africana,
Craibia sp. [Nigel Venters]
-. See [About maps]
Charaxes nichetes Grose-Smith, 1883; Ent. mon. Mag. 20 : 58, TL: Camaroons
Charaxes nichetes, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes nichetes ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 500; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 96, f. 15]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Uapaca sp. [Nigel Venters]
Cameroun, C.A.R., Gabon, Congo, Angola
Charaxes hamatus Dewitz, 1884; Ent. Nachr. 10 (19) : 285, TL: N. Angola
= ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 502
Charaxes ogovensis Holland, 1886; Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 13: 330, pl. 8, f. 2, TL: Ogowé R.
= ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 502
Charaxes nichetes nichetes ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 502; van Someren, 1974, 463; [BAFR, 396]; [AfrL]
Sierra Leone, Central/Southern Ivory Coast, Ghana
Charaxes nichetes bouchei Plantrou, 1974; 125
Charaxes nichetes bouchei ; [BAFR, 396 (text)]; [AfrL]
Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, SE.Zambia
Charaxes leoninus Butler, 1895; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (2) : 253, pl. 15, f. 2, TL: Zomba
Charaxes nichetes leoninus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 501; van Someren, 1974, 465; [BAFR, 396]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Uapaca nitida,
U. kirkiana [PBSA]
NE.Ivory Coast
Charaxes nichetes leopardinus Plantrou, 1974; 125
Charaxes nichetes leopardinus ; [BAFR, 396 (text)]; [AfrL]
SE.Zaire, NW.Zambia, W.Tanzania
Charaxes nichetes pantherinus Rousseau-Decelle, 1934; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 39: 234
Charaxes nichetes pantherinus ; van Someren, 1974, 465; [BAFR, 396 (text)]; [AfrL]
Charaxes nichetes ssese Turlin & Lequeux, 2002; Lambillionea 102 (1, I): 70, f. 1-3, TL: Kalangala Forest, Bugalla I., Ssese Islands, L. Victoria, Uganda, 1200m
Charaxes nichetes ssese ; [AfrL]
-. See [About maps]
Charaxes nobilis Druce, 1873; Ent. mon. Mag. 10 : 13, TL: Old Calabar
Charaxes nobilis, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes nobilis ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 512, pl. 7, f. 5; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 96, f. 17]
Larva on
(Unknown)
S.Nigeria, Cameroun, C.A.R., Congo
Charaxes agabo Distant, [1880]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879 (4) : 708, pl. 54, f. 4, TL: Calabar
= Charaxes nobilis ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 512
Charaxes homerus Staudinger, 1891; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 4 (1) : 132, pl. 2, f. 1, TL: Barombi
= Charaxes nobilis ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 512
Charaxes nobilis nobilis ; van Someren, 1974, 433; [BAFR, 355]; [AfrL]
Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast
Charaxes nobilis claudei Le Moult, 1933; Novit. Ent. 3: 17
Charaxes nobilis claudei ; [BAFR, 355 (text)]; [AfrL]
W.Uganda, Zaire (Shaba)
Charaxes nobilis rosemariae Rousseau-Decelle, 1934; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 39: 233, pl. 2, f. 1-2
Charaxes nobilis rosemariae ; van Someren, 1974, 435; [BAFR, 355 (text)]
Charaxes nobilis rosaemariae[?] ; [AfrL]
Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria. See [About maps]
Charaxes northcotti Rothschild, 1899; Entomologist 32 : 171, TL: Gambaga, N territ. of Gold Coast
Charaxes northcotti, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes northcotti ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1899, Novit. zool. 6 (2): pl. 8, f. 5; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 472; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 96, pl. 5, f. 41-42, 46; Minig & Plantrou, 1975, 275; [BAFR, 372]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unkown)
-. See [About maps]
Nymphalis numenes Hewitson, 1859; Ill. exot. Butts [3] (Nymphalis II): [87], pl. [46], f. 9-11, TL: Siera Leone
Charaxes numenes, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes numenes ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 371, pl. 7, f. 3; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 96, f. 16, pl. 97, f. 1]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Hugonia platysepala,
Grewia sp.,
Allophylus sp. [Nigel Venters]
Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, W.Nigeria
Charaxes numenes ; Butler, 1865, 630
Charaxes numenes numenes ; van Someren, 1972, 241; [BAFR, 384]; [AfrL]
Cameroun, Gabon, Congo, C.A.R., Zaire, S.Sudan, Uganda, W.Kenya, NW.Tanzania, N.Angola
Charaxes numenes aequatorialis van Someren, 1972; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 27 (4): 244
Charaxes albimaculatus van Someren, 1972; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 27 (4): 252
Charaxes albimaculatus ; [BAFR, 384]
Charaxes numenes aequatorialis ; Plantrou, 1983; [BAFR, 384 (text)]; [BK: 290, pl. 35, f. 469]; [AfrL]
W & S Ethiopia
Charaxes numenes neumanni Rothschild, 1902; 597
Charaxes numenes neumanni ; van Someren, 1972, 245; [BAFR, 384 (text)]; [AfrL]
Charaxes numenes malabo ; [AfrL]
N.Malawi (Nyika Plateau, Misuku Mnts, N.Viphya). See [About maps]
Charaxes alpinus nyikensis van Someren, 1966; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 85, pl. 12, f. 92-97, TL: Northern Malawi-Zambian border on Nyika Plateau
Charaxes nyikensis van Someren, 1975; 107
Charaxes nyikensis ; [BAFR, 374]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Albizia sp. [Nigel Venters]
E.Nigeria (Obudo Plateau), W.Cameroun (Highlands). See [About maps]
Charaxes acuminatus obudoensis van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 77, pl. 28, f. 243-246, TL: E.Nigeria, Obudo Plateau, 5200ft
Charaxes acuminatus obudoensis ; Darge, 1983, 63; [BAFR, 400 (text)]
Charaxes obudoensis ; Plantrou, 1983; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
Single male specimen from C.A.R.
Charaxes octavus Minig, 1971; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 76: 269
Charaxes patergodarti Neidhoefer, 1972; 5
Charaxes octavus ; [BAFR, 367 (text)]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
Sao Thome (Gulf of Guinea)
Charaxes odysseus Staudinger, 1892; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 5 (1) : 260, TL: St. Thomé
Charaxes odysseus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1898, Novit. zool. 5 (4): pl. 7, f. 4; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 413; van Someren, 1971, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 199, pl. 6, f. 37-38; [BAFR, 368]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
W.Uganda (Mountains). See [About maps]
Charaxes opinatus Heron, 1909; Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 19 : 156, pl. 5, f. 7
Charaxes opinatus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes opinatus ; Jackson, 1956, 65; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 202, pl. 1, f. 5-8; [EBW]; [BAFR, 372]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Caesalpinia sp. [Nigel Venters]
Zaire (Shaba). See [About maps]
Charaxes overlaeti Schouteden, 1934; Rev. Zool. afr. 26 (1): 122, pl. 1, f. 2
Charaxes overlaeti ; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
-. See [About maps]
Charaxes paphianus Ward, 1871; Ent. mon. Mag. 8 : 120, TL: Cameroons
Charaxes paphianus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes paphianus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1899, Novit. zool. 6 (2): pl. 8, f. 1; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 502; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 97, f. 2]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Acacia brevispica [Nigel Venters]
Zaire, Cameroun, Gabon, C.A.R., Congo, Angola
Charaxes paphianus paphianus ; van Someren, 1974, 425; [BAFR, 354]; [AfrL]
Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria
Philognoma falcata Butler, 1872; Lepid. Exotica (12): 101, pl. 38, f. 1, TL: Gold Coast, Ashanti
= Charaxes paphianus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 502
Palla hamulosa Weymer, 1892; Stettin ent. Ztg 53 (4-6) : 95
= Charaxes paphianus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 502
Charaxes paphianus falcata ; Plantrou, 1983, 192; [AfrL]
NE.Zaire, Uganda, NW.Kenya, S.Sudan
Charaxes paphianus subpallida Joicey & Talbot, 1925; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 16 (96) : 645
Charaxes paphianus subpallida ; van Someren, 1974, 426; [BAFR, 354 (text)]; [BK: 302, pl. 40, f. 499]; [AfrL]
Comoro Islands
Charaxes paradoxa Lathy, 1926; Encycl. Ent. (3) B 1 : 94
Charaxes paradoxa ; van Someren, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 67, pl. 8, f. 61-62; [BAFR, 358]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
South Africa (West Cape Province). See [About maps]
Protea Charaxes
Papilio pelias Cramer, [1775]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 5, pl. 3, f. C, D, TL: Cape Colony
Charaxes pelias, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Nymphalis pelias ; Godart, 1835, 351
Charaxes pelias pelias ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 445
Charaxes pelias ; Butler, 1865, 624; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 205, pl. 7, f. 39-40; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 96, f. 3]; [BAFR, 360]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Rafnia amplexicaulis,
R. triflora,
Hypocalyptus obcordatus,
Osyris compressa [PBSA]
Larva on
Colpoon compressum,
Osyris lanceolata,
Rafnia sp. [Nigel Venters]
Pemba Island
Charaxes etheocles pembanus Jordan, 1925; Novit. zool. 32 (3) : 289, TL: Pemba Island
Charaxes pembanus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes pembanus ; van Someren, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 70, pl. 9, f. 67-68, 71-72; [BAFR, 372]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
Rhodesia. See [About maps]
Charaxes penricei Rothschild, 1900; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 460, TL: Quebe R., Angola
Charaxes penricei, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes penricei ; [AfrL]
Larva on
Securidaca longipedunculata [Nigel Venters] [PBSA]
Angola (Central), Zaire (Shaba), Zambia, Malawi, S.Tanzania, E.Zimbabwe
Charaxes peculiaris Lathy, 1906; Entomologist 39 : 125, TL: Kavama, North-eastern Rhodesia
Charaxes penricei penricei; [BAFR, 358], TL: 3
Charaxes penricei penricei ; van Someren, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 65, pl. 7, f. 49-51, 53-56; [AfrL]
N.Angola
Charaxes penrici[sic] f. dealbata Joicey & Talbot, 1922; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2) : 337, TL: Kiboko do Zombo, Portuguese Congo
Charaxes penricei dealbata ; van Someren, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 66, pl. 7, f. 52, pl. 8, f. 57; [BAFR, 358 (text)]; [AfrL]
W.Tanzania (Eastern shore lake Tanganyika)
Charaxes penricei tanganyikae van Someren, 1966; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 67, pl. 8, f. 58-60, TL: Tanzania, Kigoma, E side Lake Tanganyika
Charaxes penricei tanganyikae ♀f. caerulescens van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 80, pl. 29, f. 255-256, TL: Tanzania, Kigoma distr., Mihumo
Charaxes penricei tanganyikae ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 80; [BAFR, 358 (text)]; [AfrL]
Ghana, Liberia, Ivory Coast. See [About maps]
Charaxes petersi van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 121, f. 25, pl. 13, f. 113-114, TL: Liberia, Kitoma, 1600ft
Charaxes petersi, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes petersi ; [BAFR, 378]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
N.Angola, Zaire (Shaba), Zambia, NW.Zimbabwe. See [About maps]
Charaxes phaeus Hewitson, 1877; Ent. mon. Mag. 14 : 82, TL: Delagoa Bay
Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♀-f. coryndoni Rothschild, 1900; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 488
Charaxes viola phaeus ♀f. vansoni van Someren & Jackson, 1957; Ann. Transv. Mus. 23 (1) : 43
caerulescens van Someren & Jackson, 1957; Ann. Transv. Mus. 23 (1) : 45
albocaerulea van Someren & Jackson, 1957; Ann. Transv. Mus. 23 (1) : 45
albimacula van Someren & Jackson, 1957; Ann. Transv. Mus. 23 (1) : 45
ochremaculata van Someren & Jackson, 1957; Ann. Transv. Mus. 23 (1) : 45
Charaxes viola phaeus ♀f. tricolor van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 140
Charaxes viola phaeus ♀f. rosella van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 140
Charaxes viola phaeus ♀f. cottrelli van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 140, TL: Zambia, Mankoya
Charaxes phaeus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♀-f. phaeus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 488, pl. 12, f. 8
Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♀-f. coryndoni ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1899, Novit. zool. 6 (2): pl. 8, f. 7 (Charaxes etheocles var.)
Charaxes viola phaeus ♀f. phaeus ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 141
Charaxes viola phaeus ♀f. coryndoni ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 141
Charaxes viola phaeus ♀f. vansoni ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 141
Charaxes viola phaeus ♀f. caerulescens ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 143, pl. 18, f. 165-166
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Charaxes viola phaeus ♀f. albocaerulea ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 143, pl. 18, f. 159-160
Charaxes viola phaeus ♀f. albimacula ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 143, pl. 18, f. 161, 170
Charaxes viola phaeus ♀f. ochremaculata ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 143, pl. 18, f. 167-168
Charaxes viola phaeus ♀f. diversiforma ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 143, pl. 18, f. 162, 169
Charaxes viola phaeus ; van Someren & Jackson, 1952, Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 103 : 269; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 136, pl. 21, f. 193-200
Charaxes phaeus ; van Someren, 1975, 107; Henning, 1979, 177; Henning, 1984, 66; [BAFR, 381]; [AfrL]
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Larva on
Amblygonocarpus andongensis,
Erythrophleum africanum [Nigel Venters],
Acacia nigrescens,
A. goetzi,
Tamarindus indica [PBSA]
Ethiopia (Highlands). See [About maps]
Charaxes phoebus Butler, [1866]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3) : 625, pl. 36, f. 2, TL: Abyssinia
Charaxes phoebus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 424; van Someren, 1970, 212; [BAFR, 362]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Bersama Abyssinica [Nigel Venters]
E.Madagascar. See [About maps]
Charaxes phraortes Doubleday, 1847; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (1) 20 : 65, TL: Madagascar
Charaxes phraortes, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes phraortes ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 422; van Someren,1974, 473; [BAFR, 364]; [MadL]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
-. See [About maps]
Nymphalis pleione Godart, [1824]; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (2): 366
Charaxes pleione, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes pleione ; [EBW]; [BK: 301, pl. 40, f. 498]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Acacia brevispica [Nigel Venters]
Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, Ivory coast, Ghana, Nigeria
Philognoma lichas Doubleday, 1849; Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): pl. 49 f. 3
Charaxes lichas othello Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 123, TL: Togo
f. pallida Lathy, 1925; 95
Charaxes lichas ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 504; [BOW: pl. 96, f. 12]
Charaxes lichas lichas ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 506
Charaxes pleione pleione ; van Someren, 1974, 427; [BAFR, 354]; [AfrL]
N.Zaire, Uganda, Kenya (Mnt Elgon)
Charaxes lichas bebra Rothschild, 1900; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 507, TL: Upper Congo, Diapanda
Charaxes pleione bebra ; van Someren, 1974, 428; [BAFR, 354]; [BK, 301 (note)]
Charaxes bebra ; [BOW: pl. 94, f. 10]
Charaxes pleione bebra ; [AfrL]
Cameroun, C.A.R., Gabon, Congo, Angola, Zaire
Charaxes pleione congoensis ; [AfrL]
SW.Rwanda
Charaxes pleione delvauxi Turlin, 1987; 21
Charaxes pleione delvauxi ; [AfrL]
Kenya (Coast), E.Tanzania
Charaxes pleione oriens ; [BK, 302 (note)]; [AfrL]
-. See [About maps]
Black-bordered Charaxes
Papilio pollux Cramer, [1775]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 61, pl. 37, f. E, F, TL: Guinea
Papilio pollux Cramer, [1776]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (8): 154
Charaxes pollux, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes pollux ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 426; van Someren, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 311; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 97, f. 4]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Bersama abyssinica [Nigel Venters]
Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroun, C.A.R., Gabon, N.Angola, Congo, Zaire, N.Zambia, Rwanda, Burundi, S.Sudan, Uganda, NW.Kenya,
Papilio camulus Drury, 1782; Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 3 : 41, pl. 30, f. 1-2
= ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 428
Charaxes pollux pollux ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 427; van Someren, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 311, pl. 9, f. 75-76, 79-80; [BAFR, 364]; [BK: 288, pl. 33 & 34, f. 464]; [AfrL]
E.Zimbabwe, W.Mozambique
Charaxes pollux gazanus van Someren, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 314, pl. 9, f. 73-74, 77-78, TL: S.Mozambique, Amatongas
Charaxes pollux gazanus ; [BAFR, 364 (text)]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Bersama abyssinica,
Sorindeia sp.,
Securinega virosa [PBSA]
Malawi, E.Zambia, S & E.Tanzania, E.Kenya
Charaxes pollux geminus Rothschild, 1900; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 497
Charaxes pollux zingense Stoneham, 1932; 2
= ; van Someren, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 313
Charaxes pollux geminus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 427; van Someren, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 313, pl. 8, f. 67-68, 71-72; [BAFR, 364 (text)]; [BK, 289 (note)]; [AfrL]
N.Tanzania (Kilimanjaro)
Charaxes pollux maua van Someren, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 316, TL: Tanzania, western foothills, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Maua
Charaxes pollux maua ; [BAFR, 364 (text)]; [AfrL]
NE.Tanzania (Usambara range)
Charaxes pollux mirabilis ; [BK, 289 (note)]
Charaxes pollux piersoni ; [AfrL]
Charaxes pollux mira ; [AfrL]
Charaxes pollux annamariae ; [AfrL]
South Africa (Coastal Forest Transkei). See [About maps]
Charaxes pondoensis van Someren, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (9) : 285, pl. 1, f. 5-6, 8-9, TL: South Africa, Pondoland, Port St. Johns
Charaxes pondoensis ; van Someren, 1975, 108; [BAFR, 376]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Millettia grandis [Nigel Venters]
-. See [About maps]
Charaxes porthos Grose-Smith, 1883; Ent. mon. Mag. 20 : 57, TL: Camaroons
Charaxes porthos, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes porthos ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 497; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
Cameroun, Gabon, Congo, C.A.R., N & C.Zaire
Charaxes midas Staudinger, 1891; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 4 (1) : 135, pl. 2, f. 4, TL: Cameroons
= Charaxes porthos ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 497
Charaxes porthos porthos ; van Someren, 1968, 225; [BAFR, 394]; [AfrL]
Uganda
Charaxes porthos dummeri Joicey & Talbot, 1922; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2) : 338, TL: Uganda, Mabera Forest, 4000ft
Charaxes porthos dummeri ; van Someren, 1974, 456; [BAFR, 394]; [AfrL]
Ivory Coast, Ghana, E.Nigeria
Charaxes porthos gallayi van Someren, 1968; Bull. Inst. fond. Afr. noire (A) 30: 221
Charaxes porthos gallayi ; Plantrou, 1978, 519; [BAFR, 394 (text)]; [AfrL]
Zaire (Shaba Province)
Charaxes porthos katangae Rousseau-Decelle, 1931; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr.: 87
Charaxes porthos katangae ; Plantrou, 1978, 519; [BAFR, 394 (text)]; [AfrL]
Charaxes prettejohni ; [AfrL]
-. See [About maps]
Flame-bordered Charaxes
Charaxes protoclea Feisthamel, 1850; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 8 : 260, TL: Casamance
?Charaxes protoclea ab. ♂ ablutus Schultze, 1914; Ent. Rundsch. 31 (15) : 82, TL: Cameroons
Charaxes protoclea, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes protoclea ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 403; [BOW: pl. 96, f. 3, 6]; [EBW]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Afzelia quanzensis,
Brachystegia spiciformis,
Julbernardia globiflora [Nigel Venters]
Larva on
Afzelia,
Syzygium [EOB]
Senegal, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast
Charaxes aeson Herrich-Schäffer, [1850]; Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 1 (3): 54, (1): f. 9-10, TL: Gold Coast
= Charaxes protoclea ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 404
Charaxes protoclea protoclea ; van Someren, 1971, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 202, pl. 7, f. 41-42; [BAFR, 370]; [AfrL]
South Africa (Kosi bay), Mozambique, E.Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi
Philognoma azota Hewitson, 1877; Ent. mon. Mag. 14 : 82, TL: Delagoa Bay
Charaxes calliclea Grose-Smith, 1889; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 3 (14) : 130, TL: Mombasa
= Charaxes azota ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 401
Charaxes nyasana Butler, 1895; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 15 (87) : 249, TL: Nyasaland (Zomba)
Charaxes protoclea var. aequidistans Gaede, 1916; 109
Charaxes (Philognoma) azota ; Hewitson, 1878, Ent. mon. Mag. 14 : 181
Charaxes azota ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1898, Novit. zool. 5 (4): pl. 5, f. 3; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 401
Charaxes protoclea azota ; van Someren, 1971, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 206, pl. 8, f. 51-52; [BAFR, 370]; [BK: 283, pl. 31]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Afzelia quanzensis,
Brachystegia spicaeformis [PBSA]
E.Zaire, W.Uganda
Charaxes protoclea nothodes Jordan, 1911; Novit. zool. 18 (1) : 137, TL: betw. Niembo and Kalembe, W of Lake Tanganyika, 600m
Charaxes protoclea nothodes ; van Someren, 1971, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 204, pl. 8, f. 49-50; [BAFR, 370 (text)]; [AfrL]
Zaire (Katanga)
Charaxes protoclea catenaria Rousseau-Decelle, 1934; 229
Charaxes protoclea catenaria ; van Someren, 1971, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 205, pl. 8, f. 53-54; [BAFR, 370 (text)]; [AfrL]
Bioko Island (Fernando Po in Gulf of Guinea)
Charaxes protoclea cedrici ; [AfrL]
E.Cameroun, Gabon, C.A.R., Congo, NW.Zaire, NW.Angola
Charaxes protoclea protonothodes van Someren, 1971; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 26 (4) : 203, pl. 7, f. 43-48, TL: C.A.R, Bangui
Charaxes protoclea protonothodes ; [BAFR, 370 (text)]; [AfrL]
Mocambique, NE.Malawi (Lakeshore). See [About maps]
Charaxes pseudophaeus van Someren, 1975; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 32 (3) : 105
Charaxes manica ♀f. pseudophaeus van Someren & Jackson, 1957; Ann. Transv. Mus. 23 (1) : 46
Charaxes manica ♀f. pseudophaeus ; van Someren, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 89
Charaxes pseudophaeus ; [BAFR, 376]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Brachystegia spicaeformis [PBSA]
Larva on
(Unknown) [Nigel Venters]
-. See [About maps]
Powder Blue Charaxes
Charaxes pithodoris Hewitson, 1874; Ill. exot. Butts [3] (Charaxes IV): [92], pl. [48], f. 18-19, TL: "Angola"
Charaxes pythodoris, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes pythodorus[sic] ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 396
Charaxes pythodoris ; [BAFR, 394]; [BK: 293, pl. 36, f. 476]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Craibia brevecaudata [Nigel Venters]
Angola, NW.Zambia, S & E.Zaire, Uganda, NW.Kenya, NW.Tanzania
Charaxes pythodorus pythodorus[sic] ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 398; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 222, pl. 12, f. 67-68
Charaxes pythodoris pythodoris ; [BK, 293 (note)]; [AfrL]
N. Central Tanzania
Charaxes pythodoris pallida Carpenter, 1934; Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 9: 12, TL: Kazi-Kazi Central Railway, Tanganyika
Charaxes pythodorus[sic] pallida ; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 224, pl. 13, f. 75-76
Charaxes pythodoris pallida ; [BAFR, 394 (text)]; [AfrL]
Ivory Coast
Charaxes pythodoris davidi Plantrou, 1973; 269
Charaxes pythodoris davidi ; [BAFR, 394 (text)]; [AfrL]
W.Nigeria
Charaxes pythodoris knoopae Plantrou, 1982; 113
Charaxes pythodoris knoopae ; [AfrL]
Kenya/Tanzania coast
Charaxes nesaea Grose-Smith, 1889; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 3 (14) : 132, TL: Mombasa, Kenya
Charaxes pythodorus[sic] nesaea ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 398; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 223, pl. 13, f. 73-74
Charaxes pythodoris nesaea ; [BAFR, 394 (text)]; [BK, 293 (note)]; [AfrL]
Congo, C.A.R., Cameroun, Nigeria, Ghana
Charaxes pythodorus[sic] occidens van Someren, 1963; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 223, pl. 13, f. 71-72, TL: French Congo, Ouesso, Mambili
Charaxes pythodoris occidens ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 79; [BAFR, 394 (text)]; [AfrL]
N.Zambia
Charaxes pythodoris sumbuensis Henning, 1982; 79
Charaxes pythodoris sumbuensis ; [AfrL]
S.Malawi (Only known from the N W slopes of Zomba Plateau)
Charaxes pythodoris ventersi Henning, 1982; 76
Charaxes pythodoris ventersi ; [AfrL]
-. See [About maps]
Charaxes richelmanni Röber, 1936; Ent. Rundschau 53 (41) : 578
Charaxes richelmanni ; [BAFR, 364]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
Cameroun, C.A.R., Congo, N.Zaire
Charaxes fallax Richelmann, 1913; Int. ent. Z. 7 : 105
= Charaxes richelmanni ; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 236
Charaxes richelmanni ; van Someren, 1970, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 25 (5) : 236, pl. 7, f. 66; Darge, 1973, 26
Charaxes richelmanni richelmanni ; [AfrL]
E.Zaire
Charaxes richelmanni ducarmei Plantrou, 1982; 111
Charaxes richelmanni ducarmei ; [AfrL]
Charaxes richelmanni scheveni ; [AfrL]
Comoro Islands
Charaxes fulvescens saperanus Poulton, 1926; Verh. III Int. Ent.-Kongr. Zurich 2 : 569, TL: Grand Comoro I.
Charaxes "fulvescens" saperanus ; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 210
Charaxes fulvescens saperanus ; [BAFR, 398]
Charaxes saperanus ; Plantrou, 1982; [AfrL]
Larva on
Allophylus sp. [Nigel Venters]
Charaxes schiltzei ; [AfrL]
W.Ethiopia. See [About maps]
Charaxes aubyni sidamo Plantrou & Rougeot, 1979; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 84 (5-6): 141
Charaxes smilesi Rydon, 1982; 68
Charaxes sidamo, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes sidamo ; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
-. See [About maps]
Western Blue Charaxes
Charaxes smaragdalis Butler, [1866]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3) : 630, pl. 36, f. 5, TL: Congo
Charaxes smaragdalis schoutedeni Ghesquière, 1933; Lambillionea 33: 5, pl. 1, f. 2
Charaxes smaragdalis, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes butleri schoutedeni ; Ghesquière, 1933, Lambillionea 33: 5
Charaxes schoutedeni ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 220; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 79, pl. 29, f. 257; [EBW, (name only)]
Charaxes smaragdalis ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 383; [BOW: pl. 97, f. 5]; [BK: 293, pl. 36, f. 475]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
Nigeria, Cameroun, Gabon, C.A.R., Congo, Zaire
Charaxes princeps Butler, 1896; J. Linn. Soc. Zool. Lond. 25 : 376, TL: Victoria, Cameroons
= ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 384
Charaxes smaragdalis smaragdalis f. beni van Someren, 1964; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 212
Charaxes smaragdalis smaragdalis ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 384; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 210, pl. 9, f. 60, 63, pl. 10, f. 65-70, pl. 11, f. 71-76; [BAFR, 388 (text)]; [AfrL]
Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Liberia
Charaxes smaragdalis butleri Rothschild, 1900; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 385, TL: Sierra Leone
Charaxes smaragdalis butleri ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 212, pl. 11, f. 77-78; [BAFR, 388]; [AfrL]
E.Zaire, SW.Uganda
Charaxes smaragdalis ♀f. caerulea Carpenter & Jackson, 1950; 97 (female)
Charaxes smaragdalis caerulea Jackson, 1951; 99
Charaxes smaragdalis caerulea ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 213, pl. 12, f. 85-87, pl. 13, f. 88-93, pl. 14, f. 94-98; [BAFR, 390]; [AfrL]
Uganda (Western Mnt Elgon)
Charaxes smaragdalis elgonae van Someren, 1964; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 215, pl. 16, f. 110-113, TL: E.Uganda, Mbale Distr. at Bufumbo Forest, W. Mt. Elgon
Charaxes smaragdalis elgonae ; [BAFR, 390 (text)]; [BK, 293 (note)]; [AfrL]
SE.Sudan (Didinga Mnts)
Charaxes smaragdalis gobyae ; [AfrL]
Kenya (High forest of Kericho-Sotik, Chepalungu, Mara)
Charaxes smaragdalis orientalis Joicey & Talbot, 1918; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1917 : 272 (preocc. Lanz, 1896), TL: East Africa, Kericho
Charaxes smaragdalis homonymus Bryk, 1939; Lep. Cat. 91: 444
Charaxes smaragdalis homonymus ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 217, pl. 16, f. 114-116, pl. 17, f. 117-119; [BAFR, 390]; [BK, 293 (note)]; [AfrL]
NW.Tanzania, SW.Uganda
Charaxes smaragdalis kagera van Someren, 1964; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 218, pl. 17, f. 120-122, pl. 18, f. 123-124, 127-128, TL: Kakindu Hill, N bank Kagera River, nr Uganda border
Charaxes smaragdalis kagera ; [BAFR, 390 (text)]; [AfrL]
Tanzania (Mukuvu Forest)
Charaxes smaragdalis kigoma van Someren, 1964; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 219, pl. 19, f. 131-132, 135, TL: Tanganyka, Mukuvu forest S of Kigoma, N-E shore Lake Tanganyika
Charaxes smaragdalis kigoma ; [BAFR, 390 (text)]; [AfrL]
N.Angola, E.Congo, SW.Zaire
Charaxes smaragdalis leopoldi Ghesquière, 1933; Lambillionea 33: 4
Charaxes smaragdalis leopoldi ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 212, pl. 12, f. 79-84; [BAFR, 388 (text)]; [AfrL]
SW.Sudan, N.Uganda
Charaxes smaragdalis metu van Someren, 1964; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 219, pl. 18, f. 125-126. 129-130, TL: Uganda, West Nile Distr., N.W. Madi, Forest of Metu Hills
Charaxes smaragdalis metu ; [BAFR, 390]; [AfrL]
W.Uganda (Toro forest)
Charaxes smaragdalis toro van Someren, 1964; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 214, pl. 14, f. 99-101, pl. 15, f. 102-107, TL: Uganda, Toro distr., Kibale Forest
Charaxes smaragdalis toro ; [BAFR, 390 (text)]; [AfrL]
Charaxes smaragdalis allardi ; [AfrL]
-. See [About maps]
Ornate Green Charaxes
Charaxes subornatus Schultze, 1914; Ent. Rundsch. 31 (15) : 82
Charaxes subornatus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes subornatus ; [EBW]; [AfrL]
Cameroun, C.A.R., Congo, Zaire (Kasai district)
Charaxes subornatus subornatus ; van Someren, 1974, 440; [BAFR, 403]; [AfrL]
Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria
Charaxes subornatus couilloudi Plantrou, 1976; Bull. Sec. ent. Fr. 81 (3-4): 126
Charaxes subornatus couilloudi ; [BAFR, 403 (text)]; [AfrL]
E.Zaire, Uganda, NW.Kenya
Charaxes subornatus minor Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1) : 74, pl. 7, f. 6, pl. 6, f. 6, TL: Mabira Forest, Uganda
Charaxes subornatus minor ; van Someren, 1974, 441; [BAFR, 403 (text)]; [BK: 295, pl. 37, f. 481]; [AfrL]
Congo, Zaire. See [About maps]
Charaxes manica subrubidus van Someren, 1972; 255
Charaxes manica subrubidus ; [BAFR, 382 (text)]
Charaxes subrubidus ; Minig, 1976, 9; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unkown)
-. See [About maps]
Charaxes taverniersi Berger, 1975; Lambillionea 75: 92
Charaxes taverniersi ; [BAFR, 370 (text)]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unkown)
Cameroun (Mnt Kala)
Charaxes taverniersi evoei Darge, 1977; Bull. Inst. fond. Afr. noire (Sci.nat.) 38 (3): 673
-. See [About maps]
Charaxes tectonis Jordan, 1937; Novit. Zool. 40 : 323, TL: Msungli, Cameroon Mts.
Charaxes tectonis ; [AfrL]
E.Nigeria, Cameroun
Charaxes druceanus tectonis ; van Someren, 1963, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13 (7) : 230, pl. 17, f. 103-104; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 78, pl. 29, f. 251, 254; [BAFR, 364 (text)]
Charaxes tectonis ; Darge, 1983
Charaxes tectonis tectonis ; [AfrL]
Cameroun (Manengouba Mnts)
Charaxes druceanus nebularum Darge, 1977; Bull. Soc. ent. Mulhouse 1977: 9
Charaxes tectonis nebularum ; [AfrL]
Charaxes teissieri ; [AfrL]
Sao Thome (Gulf of Guinea)
Charaxes candiope var. thomasius Staudinger, 1886; in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1 (14): 169, TL: St. Thomé
Charaxes candiope thomasius ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1898, Novit. zool. 5 (4): pl. 7, f. 5; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 367; van Someren, 1974, 470; [BAFR, 400]
Charaxes thomasius ; [BOW: pl. 107, f. 15]; [AfrL]
W.Zaire, Congo (Kelle). See [About maps]
Charaxes thysii Capronnier, 1889; C.R. Séances Soc. ent. Belg. 33 : cxxv, TL: Kassai
Charaxes thysi ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 490; van Someren, 1972, 221; Berger, 1974, 79; [BAFR, 370]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
-. See [About maps]
Papilio tiridates Cramer, [1777]; Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 100, pl. 161, f. A, B
Charaxes tiridates, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes tiridates ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 387; [BOW: pl. 97, f. 6-7]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Celtis sp. [Nigel Venters]
Sierra Leone, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benen, W.Nigeria
Charaxes marica Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 113
= Charaxes tiridates ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 387
Charaxes tiridates ; Doubleday, 1844
Charaxes tiridates tirdates ; van Someren, 1972, 236
Charaxes tiridates tiridates ; [BAFR, 384]; [AfrL]
W & SW.Ethiopia
Charaxes tiridates marginatus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.) : 539, TL: Scheko
Charaxes tiridates marginatus ; [BAFR, 384 (text)]; [AfrL]
E.Nigeria, Cameroun, C.A.R., Gabon, W & S.Zaire, Uganda, NW.Zambia, NW.Kenya, NW.Tanzania
Charaxes tiridates tiridatinus Röber, 1936; Ent. Rundschau 53 (41) : 577
Charaxes tiridates ab. ♂ tristis Schultze, 1914; Ent. Rundsch. 31 (15) : 82
Charaxes hysginus Darge, 1978; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 83 (3-4): 65
Charaxes tiridates tiridatinus ; [BAFR, 384 (text)]; [BK: 290, pl. 34, f. 467]; [AfrL]
Charaxes tiridates choveti ; [AfrL]
Rwanda. See [About maps]
Charaxes turlini Minig & Plantrou, 1978; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 83 (5-6): 143
Charaxes turlini, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes turlini ; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
Tanzania (Usumbara range). See [About maps]
Charaxes pembanus usambarae van Someren & Jackson, 1952; Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 103 : 275
Charaxes usambarae f. collinsi van Someren, 1975; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 32 (3) : 105 (female)
Charaxes usambarae ; van Someren, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 73, pl. 9, f. 65-66, 69-70; [BAFR, 374]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Albizia sp. [Nigel Venters]
Charaxes usambarae usambarae ; [AfrL]
Charaxes usambarae maridadi ; [AfrL]
South Africa (Zululand & Transvaal), E.Botswana, S.Zimbabwe. See [About maps]
Charaxes viola phaeus f. vansoni van Someren & Jackson, 1957; Ann. Transv. Mus. 23 (1) : 43 (female)
Charaxes vansoni van Someren, 1975; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 32 (3) : 108
Charaxes vansoni ; Henning, 1979, 177; [BAFR, 381]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Peltophorum africanum [Nigel Venters] [PBSA]
-. See [About maps]
Pearl Charaxes
Papilio varanes Cramer, 1764; Seba, Theaur. 4: 45, pl. 35, f. 13-14
Charaxes varanes, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Hadrodontis varanes ; [BOW: pl. 103, f. 10]
Charaxes varanes ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 354; [AfrL]
Larva on
Allophylus sp. [Nigel Venters]
South Africa
Charaxes varanes austrinus Rothschild, 1900; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 357, TL: South Africa
Philognoma varanes ; Wallengren, 1857, K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 2 (4) : 28
Palla varanes ; Kirby, 1871, 274
Charaxes varanes varanes ; van Someren, 1974, 476; [BAFR, 398 (text)]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Allophylus natalensis,
A. melanocarpus,
Cardiospermum sp.,
Rhus,
Rhus laevigata? [PBSA]
Southern Arabia (Quara Mnts)
Charaxes varanes bertrami Riley, 1931; Entomologist 64 : 279
Charaxes varanes bertrami ; van Someren, 1974, 479; [BAFR, 398 (text)]; [AfrL]
From N.Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, northwards, east and west to edge of Sahara Desert
Palla vologeses Mabille, 1876; Bull. Soc. zool. Fr. 1: 280, TL: Congo, Landana
Charaxes varanes f. brachycauda Le Cerf, 1923; Bull. Mus. Hist. nat. Paris 29 : 367
Charaxes varanes vologeses ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 358; van Someren, 1974, 478; [BAFR, 398]; [BK, 282, pl. 31]; [AfrL]
Charaxes varanes torbeni ; [AfrL]
NW.Zambia. See [About maps]
Charaxes viola variata van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 139
Charaxes variata f. variata ; [BAFR, 381, fig.]
Charaxes variata f. rosella ; [BAFR, 381, fig.]
Charaxes variata ; van Someren, 1975, 108; [BAFR, 381]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Cryptosepalum sp. [Nigel Venters]
Island of Socotra (Gulf of Aden)
Charaxes candiope velox Ogilvie-Grant, 1899; Bull. Liverpool Mus. 2 (1) : 10, TL: Sokotra
Charaxes candiope velox ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 368; van Someren, 1974, 470; [BAFR, 400]
Charaxes velox ; [AfrL]
Larva on
Croton spp. [Nigel Venters]
-. See [About maps]
Viola Charaxes
Charaxes viola Butler, [1866]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3) : 627, pl. 36, f. 4, TL: West Africa
Charaxes viola, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes viola ; [AfrL]
Larva on
Acacia amythethophylla,
Albizia sp. [Nigel Venters]
Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, W & N Nigeria
Charaxes chiron Staudinger, 1885; in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1 (14): 168, (10): pl. 58
= Charaxes etheocles viola ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 488
Charaxes etheocles viola ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 488
Charaxes viola viola ; van Someren & Jackson, 1952, Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 103 : 265; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 127, pl. 15, f. 121-132; [BAFR, 381]; [AfrL]
S.Nigeria, Cameroun, C.A.R., Congo, E.Zaire, Uganda, S.Sudan, NW.Kenya
Charaxes etheocles ♂-f. picta Rothshild, 1900; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 483
Charaxex etheocles ♀f. vansomereni Poulton, 1925; 553
Charaxes etheocles ♀f. illuminata Rousseau-Decelle, 1938; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 43: 161
Charaxes etheocles ♀f. splendens Rousseau-Decelle, 1938; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 43: 161
Charaxes viola picta van Someren & Jackson, 1952; 263
Charaxes viola picta ♀f. vansomereni ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 129
Charaxes viola picta ; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 128, pl. 15, f. 127-130; [BAFR, 381]; [BK: 299, pl. 39, f. 491]; [AfrL]
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Violet-spotted Charaxes
Charaxes violetta Grose-Smith, 1885; Ent. mon. Mag. 21 : 247, TL: Lourenço Marques
Charaxes violetta ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 372, pl. 7, f. 1-2, 8; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 97, f. 8-9]; [BK: 291, pl. 35, f. 471]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Blighia unijugata,
Deinbollia sp. [Nigel Venters]
Southern Mozambique
Charaxes violetta violetta ; van Someren, 1966, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 50, pl. 1, f. 1-8, pl. 2, f. 10-12, 14-16, pl. 3, f. 17-18, 21; [BAFR, 386]; [AfrL]
Kenya/Tanzania coast
Charaxes violetta maritima van Someren, 1966; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 52, pl. 3, f. 19-20, 22-24, TL: Kenya, Rabai Hills
Charaxes violetta maritima ; [BAFR, 386 (text)]
Charaxes violetta maritimus ; [BK, 291 (note)]
Charaxes violetta maritima ; [AfrL]
E.Zimbabwe, N.Mozambique, Malawi, S & C.Tanzania
Charaxes violetta melloni Fox, 1963; Ann. Carnegie Mus. 36 : 222
Charaxes violetta melloni ; van Someren, 1966, 61; [AfrL]
Kenya (Mnt Meru & Mnt Kenya)
Charaxes violetta meru van Someren, 1966; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18 (3) : 53, pl. 4, f. 25-26, 29-30, TL: Kenya, N.E. of Mt. Kenya
Charaxes violetta meru ; [BAFR, 386 (text)]; [BK, 291 (note)]; [AfrL]
Charaxes viossati ; [AfrL]
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Charaxes etheocles etheocles ♀-f. virilis Rothschild, 1900; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 487
Charaxes virilis, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes virilis ; [BAFR, 378]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Griffonia simplicifolia,
Adenthera pavonia [Nigel Venters]
Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroun, C.A.R., Congo, Central Zaire
Charaxes virilis ; van Someren & Jackson, 1952, Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 103 : 283; van Someren, 1969, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 92
Charaxes virilis virilis ; [AfrL]
Uganda (Budongo forest to Kenya border)
Charaxes etheocles ♂f. lenis Jordan, 1929; 483
Charaxes virilis ; van Someren, 1969, 92 (Eastern Aggregate)
Charaxes virilis lenis ; Henning, 1988; [AfrL]
Charaxes williami ; [AfrL]
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Forest King Charaxes
Papilio xiphares Stoll, [1781]; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (32-32): 171, pl. 377, f. A, B
Charaxes xiphares, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
?Charaxes xiphares? ssp. ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 198, pl. 6, f. 42, 45
Charaxes xiphares ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 376; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 97, f. 11-12]; [BK: 292, pl. 35, f. 473]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Craibia brevecaudata,
Scutia myrtina,
Rhamnus prinoides,
Cryptocarya woodii [Nigel Venters]
Larva on
Cryptocarya woodii,
Scutia myrtina,
Chaetachme aristata,
Drypetes gerrardii [PBSA]
South Africa (Eastern Cape to Knysna and Port Elizabeth)
Charaxes xiphares f. occidentalis van Son, 1953; Ann. Transv. Mus. 22: 223
Charaxes xiphares ; Boisduval, 1847, 593
Charaxes xiphares xiphares f. occidentalis ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 189
Charaxes xiphares xiphares ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 188, pl. 1, f. 1-2; [BAFR, 386]; [AfrL]
South Africa (Forests along Zoutpansberg in Northern Transvaal)
Charaxes xiphares bavenda van Son, 1935; Ann. Transv. Mus. 15 : 487
Charaxes xiphares bavenda ♀-f. ochreomacula van Son, 1935; Ann. Transv. Mus. 15 : 489
Charaxes xiphares bavenda ♀-f. cyanescens van Son, 1935; Ann. Transv. Mus. 15 : 489
Charaxes xiphares bavenda ♀-f. ochreomacula ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 193
Charaxes xiphares bavenda ♀-f. cyanescens ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 194, pl. 3, f. 24
Charaxes xiphares barenda[sic] ; [BAFR, 386 (text)]
Charaxes xiphares bavenda ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 193, pl. 3, f. 19-20, 23-24; [AfrL]
Zaire (Katanga, Kafakumba)
Charaxes xiphares bergeri Plantrou, 1975; 103
Charaxes xiphares bergeri ; [BAFR, 388 (text)]; [AfrL]
South & South West Tanzania
Charaxes cithaeron var. brevicaudatus Schultze, 1914; Archiv. Naturgesch. 79 (A) 8: 3, pl. 1 [♀]
Charaxes xiphares brevicaudatus ; van Son, 1936, 204; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 195, pl. 5, f. 33-34, 37-38; [AfrL]; [BAFR, 386 (text) [spell.?]]
SW.Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi
Charaxes xiphares burgessi van Son, 1953; Ann. Transv. Mus. 22: 227
Charaxes xiphares burgossi[sic] ; [BAFR, 386 (text) [spell.?]]
Charaxes xiphares burgessi ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 197, pl. 4, f. 28, pl. 5, f. 38, pl. 6, f. 40-41; [AfrL]
SE.Kenya (Teita range)
Charaxes desmondi van Someren, 1939; J. E.Afr. Ug. nat. Hist. Soc. 14 : 176
Charaxes xiphares desmondi ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 201, pl. 8, f. 54-57; [BAFR, 388 (text)]; [BK, 292 (note)]; [AfrL]
South Africa (Forests of Eastern Transvaal, Drakensburg range south of the Olifants river)
Charaxes xiphares draconis Jordan, 1936; Novit. Zool. 39 : 331
Charaxes xiphares draconis ♀f. candida van Son, 1953; Ann. Transv. Mus. 22: 226
Charaxes xiphares draconis ♀f. candida ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 191
Charaxes xiphares draconis ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 191, pl. 2, f. 15-16, pl. 3, f. 17-18; [BAFR, 386 (text)]; [AfrL]
South Africa (Forests of North Eastern Transvaal, Wolkberg range North of Olifants river)
Charaxes xiphares kenwayi Poulton, 1929; in Kenway, Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 4 : 48
Charaxes xiphares kenwayi ♀f. lutea van Son, 1953; Ann. Transv. Mus. 22: 227
Charaxes xiphares kenwayi ♀f. lutea ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 193
Charaxes xiphares kenwayi ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 192, pl. 3, f. 21-22, pl. 4, f. 25-27; [BAFR, 386 (text)]; [AfrL]
N.Tanzania (Mnt Oldeani)
Charaxes xiphares kiellandi Plantrou, 1976; Proc. Trans. Br. ent. nat. Hist. Soc. 9 (3-4): 95
Charaxes xiphares kiellandi ; [BAFR, 388 (text)]; [AfrL]
Tanzania (West Kilimanjaro)
Charaxes xiphares kilimensis van Someren, 1969; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 23 (4) : 83, pl. 28, f. 244-245, 247-248, TL: Tanzania, lower slopes of West Kilimanjaro at Maua Estate
Charaxes xiphares kilimensis ; van Someren, 1972, 260; [BAFR, 388 (text)]; [AfrL]
N.Kenya (Mnt Kulal)
Charaxes kulal van Someren, 1962; Proc. R. ent. Soc. (B) 5 : 45
Charaxes xiphares kulal ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 200, pl. 7, f. 49-50, pl. 8, f. 52-53; [BAFR, 388]; [BK, 292 (note)]; [AfrL]
N.Malawi Mnts (Nyika, Misuku Mtns)
Charaxes ludovici Rousseau-Decelle, 1933; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 38 (17) : 271
= Charaxes xiphares brevicaudatus ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 195, pl. 5, f. 33-34, 37-38
Charaxes xiphares ludovici ; Plantrou, 1983; [BAFR, 388 (text)]; [AfrL]
Charaxes maudei Joicey & Talbot, 1918; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1917 : 271 [♀], TL: German East Africa, Lindi
Charaxes xiphares maudei ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 198, pl. 5, f. 39, pl. 6, f. 43-44, pl. 7, f. 46-47; [BAFR, 388]; [AfrL]
Tanzania (Nguru Mnts)
Charaxes xiphares nguru ; [AfrL]
South Africa (High forests of Natal)
Charaxes xiphares penningtoni van Son, 1953; Ann. Transv. Mus. 22: 225
Charaxes xiphares penningtoni ♀-f. luminosa van Son, 1953; Ann. Transv. Mus. 22: 226
Charaxes xiphares penningtoni ♀-f. luminosa ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 191, pl. 2, f. 9
Charaxes xiphares penningtoni ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 190, pl. 2, f. 9-14; [BAFR, 386 (text)]; [AfrL]
NW.Tanzania (Mnt Sitebi)
Charaxes xiphares sitebi ; [AfrL]
South Africa (N E Cape Province & Transkei)
Papilio thyestes Stoll, [1790]; Aanhaangsel Werk, Uitl. Kapellen (2-5): 144, pl. 32, f. 2, 2B
= Charaxes xiphares ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 376
Charaxes xiphares elatias Jordan, 1936; Novit. Zool. 39 : 331
Charaxes xiphares reducta Rothschild, 1929; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 77: 481
Nymphalis thurius Godart, [1824]; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (2): 354, TL: Caffraria
= Charaxes xiphares ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 377
?Eriboea thiestessa[sic?] Hübner
?Nymphalis thieste[sic] ; Westwood, [1850], Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): 309
?Charaxes thieste[sic] ; Butler, [1866], Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3) : 631
Charaxes xiphares thyestes ; van Son, 1953, 224; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 189, pl. 1, f. 3-8; [BAFR, 386 (text)]; [AfrL]
Zaire (Kudule, North-Central Katanga)
Charaxes xiphares upembana Plantrou, 1976; Lambillionea 76 (7-8): 65
Charaxes xiphares upembana ; [BAFR, 386 (text)]; [AfrL]
Zimbabwe (Eastern border forests, Vumba Mnts)
Charaxes xiphares vumbui van Son, 1936; Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 5: 20
Charaxes xiphares vumbui ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 194, pl. 4, f. 29-32; [BAFR, 386 (text)]; [AfrL]
Kenya (Ol Donyo Orok Mtn)
Charaxes xiphares walwandi ; [BK, 292 (note)]; [AfrL]
Single specimen from S Cameroun (This specimen is indistinguishable from the South African sub-species draconis and bavenda, van Someren considered this suspect!)
Charaxes xiphares wernickei Joicey & Talbot, 1926; Encycl. Ent. (B III) 2 (1): 14
Charaxes xiphares wernickei ; van Someren, 1964, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 203, pl. 7, f. 48, 51; [BAFR, 388 (text)]; [AfrL]
Southern Malawi Mnts
Charaxes xiphares woodi van Someren, 1964; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 15 (7) : 195, pl. 5, f. 35-36, TL: Nyasaland, Cholo
Charaxes xiphares woodi van Someren, 1972; 259
Charaxes xiphares woodi ; [BAFR, 386 (text)]; [AfrL]
Charaxes xiphares staudei ; [AfrL]
Charaxes xiphares occidentalis ; [AfrL]
Charaxes zambeziensis ; [AfrL]
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Charaxes zelica Butler, 1869; Ent. mon. Mag. 6 : 28, TL: West Africa (Ashanti?)
Charaxes zelica, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes zelica ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 498; [BOW: pl. 97, f. 12]; [AfrL]
Larva on
(Unknown)
Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, W.Nigeria
Charaxes zelica zelica ; Plantrou, 1978, 520; [BAFR, 396 (text)]; [AfrL]
Uganda, S.Sudan, W.Kenya
Charaxes zelica depuncta Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1) : 69, TL: Uganda, Mabira Forest
Charaxes zelica depuncta ; van Someren, 1974, 458; [BAFR, 396]
Charaxes zeliza depuncta ; [BK: 302, pl. 40, f. 501]
Charaxes zelica depuncta ; [AfrL]
E.Nigeria, Cameroun, Gabon, Congo, C.A.R., Zaire, N.Angola
Charaxes zelica rougeoti Plantrou, 1978; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (N.S.) 14 (3): 521
Charaxes zelica rougeoti ; [AfrL]
NW.Tanzania
Charaxes zelica toyoshimai Carcasson, 1964; J. E. Africa nat. Hist. Soc. 24 (4): 65
Charaxes zelica toyoshimai ; van Someren, 1974, 459; Plantrou, 1978, 524 (female); [BAFR, 396 (text)]; [AfrL]
Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Angola, Cameroun, C.A.R., Zaire, Uganda. See [About maps]
Papilio zingha Stoll, [1780]; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (26b-28): 53, pl. 315, f. B, C
Papilio berenice Drury, 1782; Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 3 : pl. 11, f. 1-2
= ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 452
Charaxes zingha, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes zingha ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 452; van Someren,1974, 466; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 97, f. 13, 16]; [BAFR, 356]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Hugonia platsepala [Nigel Venters]
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Club-tailed Charaxes
Nymphalis zoolina Westwood, [1850]; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): 309, pl. 53, f. 1, TL: Amazoulu, Port Natal
Charaxes neanthes obscuratus Suffert, 1904; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 17 (1) : 123, TL: Mhonda
Charaxes zoolina, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes zoolina ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1898, Novit. zool. 5 (4): pl. 9, f. 4-8; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 514; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 97, f. 14-15]; [AfrL]
Larva on
Entada spicata,
E. abyssinica [Nigel Venters]
Larva on
Entada natalensis,
Acacia natalitia,
A. kraussiana [PBSA]
South Africa (Eastern Cape, Natal, Transvaal), Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, S.Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia
?Nymphalis neanthes Hewitson, 1854; Ill. exot. Butts [3] (Nymphalis): [86], pl. [45], f. 2-3, TL: Port Natal
?Charaxes neanthes ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 521
?Charaxes neanthes neanthes ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 523
Charaxes zoolina zoolina ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1898, Novit. zool. 5 (4): pl. 9, f. 4-6; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 517; Trimen, 1862, 341; van Someren, 1974, 444; [BAFR, 400]; [BK: 302, pl. 40, f. 500]; [AfrL]
Madagascar
Charaxes betsimisaraka Lucas, 1872; Ann. Sci. Nat. Paris (5) Zool. 15 : 3, TL: Madagascar
Charaxes betanimena Lucas, 1872; Ann. Sci. Nat. Paris (5) Zool. 15 : 3, TL: Madagascar
Charaxes andriba Ward, 1873; Ent. mon. Mag. 9: 210, TL: Madagascer
= Charaxes neanthes betanimena ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 524
Charaxes relatus Butler, 1880; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 5 (29): 394, TL: Madagascar
= Charaxes zoolina betsimiseraka ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 518
freyi (Brancsik, 1892) (Charaxes[?]); Jb. Ver. Trencs. Comit. 13: 161, pl. 7, f. 8, TL: Nossibé
= Charaxes neanthes betanimena ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 524
Charaxes zoolina betsimisaraka f. firmus Le Cerf, 1923; 429
Charaxes neanthes betanimena ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 524
Charaxes zoolina betsimiseraka[sic] ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1898, Novit. zool. 5 (4): pl. 9, f. 7-8; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 518
Charaxes zoolina betsimaraka ; [BAFR, 400 (text) (spell.?)]
Charaxes zoolina betsimisaraka ; van Someren, 1974, 448; [MadL]; [AfrL]
Angola
Charaxes ehmckei Homeyer & Dewitz, 1882; Berl. ent. Z. 26 (2) : 382, pl. 7, f. 3, TL: Pungo Andongo, Angola
Charaxes zoolina ehmckei f. phanera Jordan, 1908; 1xix
Charaxes ehmckei ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 521
Charaxes zoolina ehmecki ; [BAFR, 400 (spell.?)]
Charaxes zoolina ehmckei ; van Someren, 1974, 448; [AfrL]
SW.Uganda, Rwanda
Charaxes zoolina mafugensis Jackson, 1956; 67
Charaxes zoolina mafugensis ; van Someren, 1974, 447; [BAFR, 400 (text)]; [AfrL]
S.Zambia (Chisamba). See [About maps]
Charaxes sp. ; [BAFR, 376 (near howarthi Minig)]
The Non-African species-group
Celebes, Butung I.. See [About maps]
Charaxes affinis Butler, [1866]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3) : 636, pl. 37, f. 4, TL: Celebes
Charaxes parmenion C. & R. Felder, [1867]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (3): 439, TL: Celebes, Macassar
= ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 306
Charaxes demonax C. & R. Felder, [1867]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (3): 440, TL: Celebes
= ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 306
Charaxes wallacei Butler, 1872; Lepid. Exotica (12): 100, pl. 38, f. 2, TL: Menado, Celebes
= ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 306
Charaxes affinis ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 306, pl. 11, f. 6; [BOR, 392]
Philippines. See [About maps]
Charaxes amycus C. & R. Felder, 1861; Wien. ent. Monats. 5 (10) : 303, TL: Philippines
?Charaxes lunawara Butler, 1872; Lepid. Exotica (12): 99, pl. 37, f. 2, TL: NE.Bengal
Charaxes amycus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 320; [BOR, 392]
Philippines (Luzon)
Charaxes amycus amycus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 324; [BOR, 392]
Philippines (Mindoro)
Charaxes georgius Staudinger, 1892; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 5 (1) : 262, TL: Mindoro
Charaxes amycys georgius ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 322
Charaxes amycus georgius ; [BOR, 392]
Philippines (Mindanao, Camiguin de Mindanao)
Charaxes amycus carolus Rothschild, 1900; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 321, TL: Mindanao
Charaxes amycus carolus ; [BOR, 392]
Philippines (Polillo, ?Guimaras)
amycus myron Fruhstorfer, 1914²; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 734
Charaxes amycus myron ; [BOR, 392]
Philippines (Negros)
amycus negrosensis Schröder & Treadaway, 1982; Ent. Zeitschr. 92: 177, f. 6
Marinduque
amycus bayani Schröder & Treadaway, 1982; Ent. Zeitschr. 92: 172
Charaxes amycus bayani ; [BOR, 392]
Philippines (Panay)
amycus theobaldo Schröder & Treadaway, 1982; Ent. Zeitschr. 92: 173
Charaxes amycus theobaldo ; [BOR, 392]
Philippines (Sibuyan, Romblon Group)
Charaxes amycus marion ; [BOR, 392]
Philippines (Mindanao). See [About maps]
Charaxes antonius Semper, 1878; Verh. Ver. Nat. Unterh. Hamburg 3 : 113, TL: Mindanao
Charaxes antonius ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 343; [BOR, 394]
Sikkim - Assam, Burma. See [About maps]
Scarce Tawny Rajah
Charaxes aristogiton C. & R. Felder, [1867]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (3): 445
Charaxes desa Moore, 1878; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878 (4) : 832, TL: Moolai, 3000-6000ft
= ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 313
Haridra adamsoni Moore, [1895]; Lepidoptera Indica 2 (23): 236, pl. 173, f. 2, 2a, TL: Upper Tenasserim
= ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 313
Charaxes aristogiton indefinita Joicey & Talbot, 1921; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1) : 172, pl. 22, f. 16, pl. 23, f. 17, TL: Hainan
Charaxes aristogiton aristogiton, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Charaxes aristogiton ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 313; [BOR, 396]; [MRS, 419]
Sikkim, Assam - Burma (Tenasserim)
Charaxes aristogiton aristogiton ; [BOR, 396]
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Tawny Rajah
Papilio bernardus Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 71, no. 223, TL: China
= Charaxes polyxena ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 325
Papilio polyxena Cramer, [1775]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 85, pl. 54, f. A, B (homonym)
Charaxes bernardus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Charaxes polyxena ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 325; [BIR]; [BOW: pl. 194, f. 4-5]
Charaxes bernardus ; [BOR, 398]; [MRS, 419]
Larva on
Cinnamomum camphora,
Cinnamomum inunctum,
Phoebe chekiangensis,
Acromychia pedunculata,
Adenanthera pavonina,
Albizia falcata [MRS]
Larva on
Saccopetalum tomentosum,
Aglais,
Tamarindus indica [BIR, for Charaxes polyxena]
China, Hong Kong
Charaxes polyxena polyxena f. sinensis Rothschild, 1900; in Rothschild & Jordan, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 335
?Charaxes polyxena chinensis[sic?] ; [BIR, (India - China,Malaya)]
Charaxes bernardus bernardus ; [BOR, 398]
Charaxes polyxena polyxena ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 334
Assam, S.Yunnan
Charaxes hierax C. & R. Felder, [1867]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (3): 442, TL: N.India, Assam
Charaxes hipponax C. & R. Felder, [1867]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (3): 443, TL: N.India, Assam
= Charaxes polyxena hierax ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 331
Charaxes pleistoanax C. & R. Felder, [1867]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (3): 443, TL: N.India, Assam
= Charaxes polyxena hierax ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 331
Charaxes corax C. & R. Felder, [1867]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (3): 444, TL: N.India
= Charaxes polyxena hierax ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 331
Charaxes harpax C. & R. Felder, [1867]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (3): 444
= Charaxes polyxena hierax ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 331
Charaxes khimalara Butler, 1872; Lepid. Exotica (12): 97, pl. 37, f. 1, TL: NW.Hiamalayas; Nepal
= Charaxes polyxena hierax ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 331
Charaxes khasianus Butler, 1872; Lepid. Exotica (12): 98, pl. 37, f. 6, TL: Khasia Hills; NE.Bengal
= Charaxes polyxena hierax ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 331
Charaxes jalinder Butler, 1872; Lepid. Exotica (12): 98, pl. 37, f. 4, TL: NE.Himalayas
= Charaxes polyxena hierax ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 331
Charaxes watti Butler, 1880; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1880 : 148, pl. 15, f. 2, TL: Bishnath, Upper Assam
= Charaxes polyxena hierax ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 331
naganum Tytler²
Charaxes bernardus hierax, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Charaxes polyxena hierax ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 331; [BIR, (Sikkim - Assam,N.Burma)]
Charaxes polyxena hierax f. corax ; [BIR]
Charaxes polyxena hierax f. hipponax ; [BIR]
Charaxes polyxena hierax f. pleistonax ; [BIR]
Charaxes hierax ; Fruhstorfer, 1912
Charaxes bernardus hierax ; [BOR, 398]; [MRS, 419]
Thailand, Burma
Charaxes agna Moore, 1878; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878 (4) : 832, TL: Moolai, 3000-6000ft
= Charaxes polyxena hierax ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 331
Charaxes bernardus agna ; [Bernard Rond]
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884x888 (~96Kb) underside male Thailand, Chantaburi Province, Khao-Khitchakut National Park, a sandy bed of a rivulet among the tropical forest above the Krating falls. 6th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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815x790 (~178Kb) underside male Thailand, Chon Buri Province, Si Racha environs, the Chan-ta-Then River valley at lower reaches, 14th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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Nepal
Charaxes hemana Butler, 1870; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1870 (1) : 122, pl. 4, f. 1, TL: Nepal
Charaxes polyxena hemana ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 334
Charaxes bernardus hemana ; [Bernard Rond]
Charaxes polyxena hemana ; [BIR, (Mussoorie,Kumaon)]
Sikkim
Charaxes hindia Butler, 1872; Lepid. Exotica (12): 99, TL: Darjeeling
= Charaxes polyxena hierax ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 331
Charaxes polyxena hierax f. hindia ; [BIR]
Charaxes bernardus hindia ; [Bernard Rond]
Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi I., Singapore
Charaxes crepax Fruhstorfer, 1914; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 732
Charaxes parafervens Fruhstorfer, 1914; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 732
Charaxes bernardus crepax, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Charaxes bernardus crepax ; [BMP: 200, pl. 30, f. 11-13]; [BOR, 398]
Larva on
Acronychia laurifolia,
Adenanthera pavonina,
Albizia falcata [BMP]
Bangka I.
Charaxes bernardus phlegontis ; [BOR, 398]
W.Sumatra
Charaxes ajax Fawcett, 1897; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 20: 112, TL: Battak Mts., Sumatra
= Charaxes polyxena repetitus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 329
Charaxes bernardus ajax ; [BOR, 398]
Nias
Charaxes mitschkei Lathy, 1913; Entomologist 46 : 137, TL: Nias
Charaxes bernardus mitschkei ; [BOR, 398]
Enggano
Charaxes polyxena enganicus Fruhstorfer, 1904; Berl. ent. Zs. 49 (1/2) : 194, pl. 1, f. 4a-b, 5a-b, TL: Engano
Charaxes polyxena enganicus Fruhstorfer, 1904; Stettin ent. Ztg 65 (2) : 341, TL: Engano I.
Charaxes bernardus enganicus ; [BOR, 398]
Philippines (Panay)
bernardus basilisae Schröder & Treadaway, 1982; Ent. Zeitschr. 92: 170, f. 1
Charaxes bernardus basilisae ; [BOR, 398]
Bawean
Charaxes bernardus varenius ; [BOR, 398]
Java, Bali
Nymphalis baya Moore, 1857; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy 1 : 207, TL: Java
Chraxes scylax C. & R. Felder, [1867]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (3): 442, TL: Java
= Charaxes polyxena baya ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 328; [NHM]
Charaxes polyxena baya ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 328
Charaxes bernardus baya ; [BOR, 398]
Natuna Is.
Charaxes bernardus cybistia ; [BOR, 398]
Borneo
Charaxes repetitus Butler, 1896; J. Linn. Soc. Zool. Lond. 25 : 392, TL: Sarawak
Charaxes polyxena repetitus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 329
Charaxes bernardus repetitus ; [BOR, 398]
Palawan
Charaxes baya var.? bajula Staudinger, 1889; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1) : 86, TL: Palawan
Charaxes polyxena bajula ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 326
Charaxes bernardus bajula ; [BOR, 398]
Hainan
Charaxes bernardus hainanus Gu, 1994; in Chou, Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium, 1-2: 759, 419, f. 34, TL: Bawangling 500m, Hainan
Bali
Charaxes polyxena baliensis Joicey & Talbot, 1922; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2) : 335, TL: Bali, 2000-4000ft
-. See [About maps]
Charaxes borneensis Butler, 1869; Lepid. Exotica (2): 16, pl. 6, f. 2, TL: Sarawak, Borneo
Charaxes borneensis ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 339; [BOR, 396]
Borneo
Charaxes borneensis borneensis ; [BOR, 396]
Sumatra
borneensis daemoniacus Fruhstorfer, 1914; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 738
Charaxes borneensis daemoniacus ; [Bernard Rond]
Peninsular Malaya
Charaxes praestantius Fruhstorfer, 1914; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 738
Charaxes borneensis praestantius, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Charaxes borneensis praestantius ; [BMP: 200, pl. 30, f. 9]
Charaxes borneensis praestantiius ; [BOR, 396]
Nias
Charaxes vandepolli Lathy, 1913; Entomologist 46 : 137, TL: Nias
Charaxes borneensis vandepolli ; [BOR, 396]
Palawan
Charaxes bupalus Staudinger, 1889; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1) : 84, TL: Palawan
Charaxes borneensis bupalus ; [BOR, 396]
Charaxes bupalus ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 341; [EBW, (name only)]; [Bernard Rond]
-. See [About maps]
Charaxes distanti Honrath, [1885]; Berl. ent. Z. 29 (2) : 277, TL: Perak; Borneo
Charaxes distanti distanti, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Charaxes distanti ; [EBW]; [BOR, 394]; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 309
S.Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya
Charaxes distanti distanti ; [BMP: 200, pl. 30, f. 14]; [BOR, 394]
Sumatra
distanti phlegmone Fruhstorfer, 1914; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 737
Charaxes distanti phlegmone ; [BOR, 394]
Borneo, ?Natuna Is.
distanti thespius Fruhstorfer, 1914; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 737
Charaxes distanti thespius ; [BOR, 394]
Assam, Burma, Malaya, Java. See [About maps]
Chestnut Rajah
Charaxes durnfordi Distant, 1884; Entomologist 17 : 191, TL: Sunjei Ujong, Malay Pen.
Charaxes durnfordi ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 287, pl. 6, f. 1-5; [BOW: pl. 141, f. 7]; [BOR, 391]
Peninsular Malaya
Charaxes durnfordi durnfordi ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 289, pl. 6, f. 2; [BMP: 201, pl. 30, f. 8]; [BOR, 391]
Assam - Burma (Tenasserim)
Nymphalis nicholii Grose-Smith, 1886; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 18 (104) : 150, TL: Burmah
Charaxes durnfordi nicholi ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 288, pl. 6, f. 1; [BOR, 391]
Sumatra
Charaxes (Haridra) connectens de Nicéville, 1897; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 66 Pt.II (3) : 554, pl. 3, f. 24, TL: NE.Sumatra
Charaxes durnfordi connectens ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 289, pl. 6, f. 3; [BOR, 391]
W.Java
Charaxes staudingeri Rothschild, 1894; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 6 (2) : 349, TL: Java
Charaxes durnfordi staudingeri ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 290, pl. 6, f. 4; [BOR, 391]
Borneo
Charaxes everetti Rothschild, 1894; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 6 (2) : 348, TL: Barram R., N. Borneo
Charaxes durnfordi everetti ; Rothschild & Jordan, 1900, Novit. zool. 7 (3) : 291, pl. 6, f. 5; [BOR, 391]
Sumbawa. See [About maps]
Charaxes elwesi Joicey & Talbot, 1922; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2) : 336, TL: Sumbawa
Charaxes el
Malawi, Central & Eastern Zambia, W.Tanzania. See [About maps]
Fiona's Charaxes
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504x720 (~73Kb) Western Sierra de Gredos, Spain, September, 1993, Photo © Enrique Garcia-Barros
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600x435 (~26Kb) Morocco, El-Harcha, Pays Zaër-Zaïane, Photo © Michel Tarrier
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600x435 (~48Kb) underside Morocco, Pays Beni-Routen, Rif, Photo © Michel Tarrier
N.Nigeria. See [About maps]
Charaxes legeri Plantrou, 1977; 187![[agna-1mv.jpg]](agna-1mv.jpg)
884x888 (~96Kb) underside male Thailand, Chantaburi Province, Khao-Khitchakut National Park, a sandy bed of a rivulet among the tropical forest above the Krating falls. 6th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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815x790 (~178Kb) underside male Thailand, Chon Buri Province, Si Racha environs, the Chan-ta-Then River valley at lower reaches, 14th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin