Charaxes fuscus

Charaxes fuscus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. x fuscus
Binomial name
Charaxes x fuscus
Plantrou, 1967[1][2]
Synonyms

Charaxes fuscus (Plantrou, 1967)[3]

Charaxes x fuscus is a naturally occurring hybrid between two sympatric species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was found in the Central African Republic.[4] The habitat consists of lowland evergreen forests.

Described from a single male collected from Bangui by Plantrou, it is now proven to be the only known example of a naturally occurring hybrid (Charaxes numenes x probably Charaxes cynthia)[5]

Taxonomy

Charaxes tiridates group.

The supposed clade members are:

For a full list see Eric Vingerhoedt, 2013.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Plantrou, J. 1967. Description d’un nouveau Charaxes (Lep. Nymphalidae). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 72: 66-68.
  2. ^ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ https://www.persee.fr/doc/bsef_0037-928x_1967_num_72_1_20923
  4. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
  5. ^ Turlin, B.: Butterflies if the World (ed. Bauer & Frankenbach); Part 28, Charaxes III p.2 (2017)
  6. ^ "African Charaxes/Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt, 2013". Archived from the original on 2013-06-27.
  • Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1972 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part VIII. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)215-264.[1]


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