Charaxes thomasius is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.[3] It is found on the island of São Tomé.[2][4]

Charaxes thomasius
Charaxes thomasius (bottom right)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. thomasius
Binomial name
Charaxes thomasius
Synonyms
  • Charaxes candiope thomasius Staudinger, 1886

Taxonomy

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The species is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Charaxes candiope.[2][4][5] It is considered part of the Charaxes candiope group.[6]

Realm

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Afrotropical realm.

References

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  1. ^ Staudinger, O. 1886 in Staudinger, O. and Schatz, E. 1884–1888. Exotische Schmetterlinge 1: vi + 1–333. Bayern
  2. ^ a b c Savela, Markku. "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  3. ^ Charaxes thomasius Staudinger, 1886. Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 21 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b Williams, Mark C. (2008). "Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region (Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea): File H – Charaxinae (Nymphalidae)". Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
  5. ^ "Charaxes candiope thomasius Staudinger, 1886". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.240. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  6. ^ Vingerhoedt, Eric (2013). "African Charaxes/Charaxes Africains". Archived from the original on 2013-06-27.
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