Polyura caphontis
Charaxes (Polyura) caphontis is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is endemic to Fiji.[2]
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| Species: | C. caphontis |
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Subspecies
- C. c. caphontis (Viti Levu Island, Ovalu Island, Taveuni Island)
- C. c. nambavatua Smiles, 1982 (Vanua Mbbalavu Island)
References
- Hewitson, 1863 Illustrations of New Species of Exotic Butterflies Selected Chiefly from the Collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson
- Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
External links
- Polyura Billberg, 1820 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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