Charaxes thomasius
Charaxes thomasius is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.[2] It is found on the island of São Tomé.[1][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. thomasius |
| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes thomasius Staudinger, 1886[1] | |
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Description
The basal area of the upperside forewing and a smaller basal area of the hindwing is light yellow. The rest is dark chestnut brown with small and faint submarginal and marginal stains.
Taxonomy
The species is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Charaxes candiope. It is considered part of the Charaxes candiope group.[4]
Realm
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Charaxes thomasius. |
- "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Charaxes thomasius Staudinger, 1886. Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 21 January 2019.
- Mark C. Williams (2008). "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- "African Charaxes/Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt, 2013". Archived from the original on 2013-06-27.
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