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Checklist for Subfamily Charaxinae Guenée, 1865 (Leaf butterflies)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
420
10836
46964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
4154
15751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
4150
15742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
4137
15700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
31
2691
10546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
2470
9783
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
588
2817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
262
1208
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCharaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives
12
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
12 Genera with 58 Species
Agatasa Moore, 1854Glorious Begums1SpeciesTaxom
Agrias Doubleday, 18866SpeciesTaxom
Anaea Hübner, 1775Leafwings2SpeciesTaxom
Archaeoprepona Fruhstorfer, 18234SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1898Emperors35SpeciesTaxom
Consul Hübner, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Euxanthe Huebner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Memphis Hübner, 1916Leafwings6SpeciesTaxom
Polyura Billberg, 1895Nawab butterflies35SpeciesTaxom
Prepona Boisduval, 1824Preponas And Agrias1SpeciesTaxom
Prothoe Hübner, 1824Blue Begums1SpeciesTaxom
Zaretis Hübner, 18501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
58 Species and 51 Subspecies
Agatasa calydonia Hewitson, 1854Glorious Begum
Agrias claudina annetta G.R. Gray, 1832
Agrias claudina claudia (J.D. Schulze, 1776)⇒ Agrias claudina lugens O. Staudinger, 1886
Agrias claudina claudina (J.B. Godart, 1824)⇒ Agrias claudina godmani H. Fruhstorfer, 1895
Agrias claudina croesus O. Staudinger, 1896
Agrias claudina godmani H. Fruhstorfer, 1895
Agrias claudina lugens O. Staudinger, 1886
Anaea andria Scudder, 1875Goatweed Butterfly
Anaea troglodyta portia Fabricius, 1775Florida Leafwing
Archaeoprepona demophoon amphitoe J.B. Godart, 1824
Archaeoprepona demophoon andicola Fruhstorfer, 1904
Archaeoprepona demophoon antimache (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Archaeoprepona demophoon insulicola Godart, 1823
Archaeoprepona demophoon insulicola Godart, 1823Two-spotted Prepona
Charaxes agrariusAnomalous nawab
Charaxes amycus Felder, 1861
Charaxes aristogiton Felder & Felder, 1866Scarce tawny raja
Charaxes aristogiton aristogiton Felder & Felder, 1867
Charaxes athamasCommon nawab
Charaxes bernardus Fabricius, 1793Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus bernardus Fabricius, 1793
Charaxes bernardus hierax Felder, 1866Variable Tawny Rajah
Charaxes bernardus hindia Butler, 1872
Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824Green-veined Charaxes
Charaxes castor Cramer, 1775Giant Charaxes
Charaxes distanti Honrath, 1885Silver-edged Rajah
Charaxes durnfordi Distant, 1884Chestnut Rajah
Charaxes etheocles Cramer, 1777Demon charaxes
Charaxes fabius Fabricius, 1782Black Rajah
Charaxes harmodius Felder, 1866The Double Eye-spotted Rajah
Charaxes harmodius harmodius Felder & Felder, 1867
Charaxes horatius Fabricius, 1793
Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767Foxy Charaxes
Charaxes kahruba Moore, 1895Variegated raja
Charaxes khasianus Butler, 1872
Charaxes lunawara (Doherty, 1886)⇒ Charaxes kahruba Moore, 1895
Charaxes marmax Westwood, 1848Yellow raja
Charaxes marmax marmax Westwood, 1848Sylhet Yellow Rajah
Charaxes numenes numenes Hewitson, 1859
Charaxes pleistoanax Felder, 1866
Charaxes pollux Cramer, 1775Black-bordered Charaxes
Charaxes polyxena Cramer, 1775
Charaxes psaphon Westwood, 1848Plain Tawny Rajah
Charaxes psaphon imna Butler, 1870Indian Tawny Rajah
Charaxes schreiberBlue nawab
Charaxes solon Fabricius, 1793Black raja
Charaxes solon cerynthus Fruhstorfer, 1914
Charaxes solon solon Fabricius, 1793
Charaxes solon sulphureus Rothschild &..., 1898Black Rajah
Consul fabius cecrops Doubleday, 1849Tiger-striped Leafwing
Consul fabius divisus Butler, 1874
Consul fabius hippona (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Consul fabius ochraceus Butler, 1874
Consul fabius ochraceus Butler, 1874
Euxanthe wakefieldi Ward, 1873Forest Queen
Memphis cleomestra ada A. Butler, 1875Cleomestra Leafwing
Memphis cleomestra octavius (J.C. Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Memphis cleomestra ada A. Butler, 1875
Memphis eribotes (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Memphis laertes Cramer, 1775
Memphis laertes Cramer, 1775
Memphis moruus moruus Fabricius, 1775
Memphis xenocles appias (appiades J.K..., 1916)⇒ Memphis xenocles xenocles Westwood, 1850
Polyura agrariaAnomalous Common Nawab
Polyura agrarius Swinhoe, 1886Swinhoe's nawab
Polyura alphius Martin, 1924Staudinger´s Nawab
Polyura arja Felder, 1866Pallid Nawab
Polyura arja arja Felder & Felder, 1867
Polyura arja roeberi Fruhstorfer, 1898
Polyura athamas Drury, 1773Common Nawab
Polyura athamas andamanicus Fruhstorfer, 1906
Polyura athamas athamas Drury, 1770Common Nawab
Polyura athamas bharata Felder, 1866
Polyura athamas madeus Rotschild, 1899
Polyura delphis Doubleday, 1843Jewelled Nawab
Polyura delphis delphis Doubleday, 1843Jewelled Nawab
Polyura dolon Westwood, 1848Stately Nawab
Polyura dolon carolus Fruhstorfer, 1904
Polyura dolon centralis Rothschild, 1889Stately nawab
Polyura dolon dolon Westwood, 1847
Polyura dolon magniplagus Fruhstorfer, 1914
Polyura eudamippus Doubleday, 1843Great Nawab
Polyura eudamippus eudamippus Doubleday, 1843Great nawab
Polyura hebe Butler, 1865Plain Nawab
Polyura jalysus Felder, 1866Indian Yellow Nawab
Polyura kaba Kheil, 1884
Polyura moori Distant, 1883Malayan Nawab
Polyura moori sandakana Fruhstorfer, 1895
Polyura narcaea narcaea
Polyura narcaeus Hewitson, 1854China Nawab
Polyura narcaeus lissainei Tytler, 1915
Polyura nepenthes Grose-Smith, 1883Shan Nawab
Polyura pyrrhus antigonus Fruhstorfer, 1904
Polyura schreiber Godart, 1824Blue Nawab
Polyura schreiber assamensis Rothschild, 1899Blue Nawab
Polyura schreiberi (Godart, 1824)⇒ Polyura schreiber Godart, 1824
Polyura schreiberi assamensis Rothschild, 1899
Polyura schreiberi wardii Moore, 1895
Prepona claudina claudina Godart, 1824
Prothoe franck Godart, 1824Blue Begum
Zaretis isidora zethus Westwood, 1850

Subnodes of Charaxinae with occurrences in India
TribeAnaeini
Reuter, 1896
Leafwings
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCharaxini
Guenée, 1865
2
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEuxanthini
Rydon, 1971
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePreponini
Rydon, 1971
King Shoemakers and Agrias Butterflies
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeProthoini
Roepke, 1938
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Charaxinae at artfakta.se
Charaxinae at dyntaxa.se
Charaxinae at itis.gov