Species list, Checklist of Tribe Charaxini for Coast Province (Kenya)

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Checklist for Tribe Charaxini Guenée, 1865
and region Coast Province (Kenya)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	174 785 1134	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	173 784 1134	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	161 744 1061	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	107 652 976	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	33 297 467	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	33 297 467	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	33 297 467	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856	17 222 372	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Bombyces Scopoli, 1763	15 205 356	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies	5 80 198	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies	37 91	Genera Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Charaxinae Guenée, 1865 Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives	4 28	Genera Species	Taxom
Tribe	Charaxini Guenée, 1865	2 25	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Coast Province (Kenya)
2 Genera with 25 Species

Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1850	Emperors	25	Species	Taxom
Polyura Billberg, 1854	Nawab butterflies	1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Coast Province (Kenya)
25 Species and 3 Subspecies

Charaxes acuminatus Thurau, 1903	Mountain Pearl Charaxes
Charaxes acuminatus shimbanus Van Someren, 1963
Charaxes aubyni Poulton, 1926	Aubyn´s Charaxes
Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850	Bamboo Charaxes
Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779	White Barred Charaxes
Charaxes calliclea (Feisthamel, 1850)	⇒ Charaxes protoclea azota Hewitson, 1877
Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824	Green-veined Charaxes
Charaxes castor Cramer, 1775	Giant Charaxes
Charaxes cithaeron Felder, 1859	Blue-spotted Charaxes
Charaxes contraria
Charaxes contrarius Weymer, 1907	Contrary Charaxes
Charaxes cynthia Butler, 1865	Western Red Charaxes
Charaxes dilutus Rothschild, 1898
Charaxes etesipe Godart, 1824	Savannah Charaxes
Charaxes ethalion littoralis Van Someren, 1967
Charaxes jahlusa kenyensis Joicey & Talbot, 1925
Charaxes lasti (Grose-Smith, 1889)	⇒ Charaxes macclouni Butler, 1895
Charaxes nesaea (Hewitson, 1873)	⇒ Charaxes pythodoris Hewitson, 1873
Charaxes petersi Van Someren, 1969	Peters´ Demon Charaxes
Charaxes protoclea Feisthamel, 1850	Flame-bordered Charaxes
Charaxes smaragdalis Butler, 1865	Western Blue Charaxes
Charaxes tavetensis (Godart, 1824)	⇒ Charaxes etesipe Godart, 1824
Charaxes varanes Cramer, 1764	Common Pearl Charaxes
Charaxes violetta Grose-Smith, 1885	Violet-spotted Charaxes
Charaxes zoolina Westwood, 1850	Club-tailed Charaxes
Polyura narcaeus Hewitson, 1854	China Nawab