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Charaxes richelmanni

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Charaxes

Similar
  
Charaxes phoebus, Charaxes pelias, Charaxes ansorgei, Charaxes eudoxus, Charaxes hansali

Charaxes richelmanni is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania. The habitat consists of lowland evergreen forests.

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Subspecies

  • C. r. richelmanni (southern Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo)
  • C. r. ducarmei Plantrou, 1982 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Kivu) – may be a full species
  • C. r. scheveni Ackery, 1995 (Tanzania)

    • Taxonomy

    The members of the Charaxes jasius group are:

  • Charaxes jasius
  • Charaxes pelias – smaller than jasius
  • Charaxes hansali
  • Charaxes castor
  • Charaxes brutus – dark with white bands
  • Charaxes andara – Madagascar
  • Charaxes ansorgei
  • Charaxes phoebus
  • Charaxes pollux
  • Charaxes druceanus
  • Charaxes phraortes – Madagascar close to next
  • Charaxes andranodorus – close to last
  • Charaxes eudoxus
  • Charaxes richelmanni

    • References

    Charaxes richelmanni Wikipedia
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