Charaxes richelmanni

Charaxes richelmanni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Charaxes
Species:	C. richelmanni
Binomial name
Charaxes richelmanni Röber, 1936
Synonyms
Charaxes fallax Richelmann, 1913 Charaxes orientalis Scheven, 1975 (preocc.)

Charaxes richelmanni is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. 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.

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

• Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1970 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part VI. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)197-250.[1]

External links

• Images of C. richelmanni ducarmei Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
• Images of C. richelmanni richelmanni (Albertine Rift Project)
• Charaxes richelmanni images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life includes verso
• Charaxes ducarmei images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life