Charaxes richelmanni

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.[2] The habitat consists of lowland evergreen forests.

Charaxes richelmanni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Charaxes
Species:	C. richelmanni
Binomial name
Charaxes richelmanni Röber, 1936[1]
Synonyms
Charaxes fallax Richelmann, 1913 Charaxes orientalis Scheven, 1975 (preocc.)

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

1. Charaxes, Site of Markku Savela
2. Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini

• 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.

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