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Checklist for Tribe Charaxini Guenée, 1865
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
2085
8072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
2082
8068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
2074
8045
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1450
6414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
1328
6123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
271
1893
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
104
823
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCharaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives
7
128
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCharaxini
Guenée, 1865
4
120
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
4 Genera with 120 Species
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1850Emperors264SpeciesTaxom
Hadrodontes Stoneham, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Polyura Billberg, 1854Nawab butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Viridixes Bouyer & Vin..., 17821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
120 Species and 150 Subspecies
Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1866Bush Charaxes
Charaxes achaemenes achaemenes C. & R. Felder, 1867Bushveld Charaxes
Charaxes achaemenes fasciatus (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1866
Charaxes achaemenes glaucomaculata
Charaxes achaemenes monticola Joicey & Talbot, 1925
Charaxes acuminatus Thurau, 1903Mountain Pearl Charaxes
Charaxes acuminatus acuminatus Thurau, 1903
Charaxes acuminatus kigezia Van Someren, 1963
Charaxes acuminatus rondonis Kielland, 1987
Charaxes acuminatus teitensis Van Someren, 1963
Charaxes acuminatus usambarensis Van Someren, 1963
Charaxes albimaculatus (Van Someren, 1972)⇒ Charaxes numenes aequatorialis Van Someren, 1972
Charaxes ameliae Doumet, 1861Amelia’S Blue-Spotted Charaxes
Charaxes ameliae ameliae Doumet, 1861
Charaxes ameliae amelina Joicey & Talbot, 1925
Charaxes ameliae victoriae Van Someren, 1972
Charaxes angusticaudatus (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Charaxes tiridates Cramer, 1777
Charaxes ansorgei Rothschild, 1897Ansorge´s Charaxes
Charaxes ansorgei kilimanjarica Van Someren, 1967
Charaxes ansorgei kungwensis Van Someren, 1967
Charaxes ansorgei levicki Poulton, 1933
Charaxes ansorgei loita Plantrou, 1982
Charaxes ansorgei ruandana Talbot, 1932
Charaxes ansorgei rydoni Van Someren, 1967
Charaxes ansorgei simoni Turlin, 1987
Charaxes ansorgei ufipa Kielland, 1978
Charaxes anticlea Drury, 1782Small Flame Bordered Charaxes
Charaxes anticlea adusta Rothschild, 1900
Charaxes aubyni Poulton, 1926Aubyn´s Charaxes
Charaxes aubyni aubyni van Someren ..., 1952
Charaxes aubyni australis van Someren ..., 1957
Charaxes baumanni Rogenhofer, 1891Baumann´s Charaxes
Charaxes baumanni baumanni Rogenhofer, 1891
Charaxes baumanni granti Turlin, 1989
Charaxes baumanni interposita Van Someren, 1971
Charaxes baumanni tenuis Van Someren, 1971
Charaxes baumanni whytei Butler, 1894
Charaxes berkeleyi van Someren ..., 1957Berkeley´s Charaxes
Charaxes berkeleyi berkeleyi van Someren ..., 1957
Charaxes berkeleyi marci Congdon & Co..., 1998
Charaxes bipunctatus Rothschild, 1894Two Spot Charaxes
Charaxes bipunctatus ugandensis Van Someren, 1972
Charaxes blachieri (Drury, 1782)⇒ Charaxes eudoxus Drury, 1782
Charaxes blanda Rothschild, 1897
Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859Divebomber Charaxes
Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850Bamboo Charaxes
Charaxes boueti boueti Feisthamel, 1850
Charaxes boueti macclounii Butler, 1895
Charaxes brevicaudatus Schultze, 1914
Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779White Barred Charaxes
Charaxes brutus alcyone Stoneham, 1943
Charaxes brutus angustus Rothschild, 1900
Charaxes brutus natalensis (Staudinger, 1885)⇒ Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779
Charaxes brutus roberti Turlin, 1987
Charaxes bubastis (Rothschild, 1894)⇒ Charaxes mixtus Rothschild, 1894
Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824Green-veined Charaxes
Charaxes candiope candiope Godart, 1824
Charaxes castor Cramer, 1775Giant Charaxes
Charaxes castor arthuri Van Someren, 1971
Charaxes castor castor Cramer, 1775
Charaxes castor flavifasciatus Butler, 1895Giant Charaxes
Charaxes catachrous Staudinger, 1896Silver Demon Charaxes
Charaxes catachrous pseudorosae van Someren ..., 1952
Charaxes cedreatis Hewitson, 1874Green Demon Charaxes
Charaxes cedreatis retula
Charaxes cedreatis vetula Rothschild, 1900
Charaxes cedriatis vetula
Charaxes chepalunga Van Someren, 1969
Charaxes chintechi Minig, 1976
Charaxes chunguensis White & Grant, 1986
Charaxes cithaeron Felder, 1859Blue-spotted Charaxes
Charaxes cithaeron cithaeron Felder & Felder, 1859Blue-spotted Charaxes
Charaxes cithaeron joanae Van Someren, 1964
Charaxes cithaeron kennethi Poulton, 1926
Charaxes cithaeron nairobicus Van Son, 1953
Charaxes congdoni Collins, 1989
Charaxes contrarius Weymer, 1907Contrary Charaxes
Charaxes crossleyi (Ward, 1871)⇒ Euxanthe crossleyi Ward, 1871
Charaxes crossleyi ansorgei Rothschild, 1903
Charaxes crossleyi magnifica Rebel, 1914
Charaxes cynthia Butler, 1865Western Red Charaxes
Charaxes cynthia mukuyu Van Someren, 1969
Charaxes cynthia parvicaudatus Lathy, 1925
Charaxes desmondi Stoll, 1781Forest King Charaxes
Charaxes dilutus Rothschild, 1898
Charaxes dilutus amanica Collins, 1990
Charaxes dilutus dilutus Rothschild, 1898
Charaxes doubledayi Aurivillius, 1898Doubleday´s Untailed Charaxes
Charaxes dowsetti Henning, 1989
Charaxes druceanus Butler, 1869Silver-barred Charaxes
Charaxes druceanus moerens Jordan, 1936Drakensberg Silver-barred Charaxes
Charaxes druceanus praestans Turlin, 1989
Charaxes druceanus proximans Joicey & Talbot, 1922
Charaxes druceanus septentrionalis Lathy, 1926
Charaxes druceanus teita Van Someren, 1939
Charaxes dunkeli (Röber, 1939)⇒ Charaxes porthos Grose-Smith, 1883
Charaxes etesipe Godart, 1824Savannah Charaxes
Charaxes etesipe etesipe Godart, 1824
Charaxes etesipe pemba Van Someren, 1966
Charaxes etesipe shaba Berger, 1981
Charaxes etesipe tavetensis Rothschild, 1894
Charaxes ethalion Boisduval, 1847Satyr Charaxes
Charaxes ethalion ethalion Boisduval, 1847Satyr Charaxes
Charaxes ethalion kitungolensis Strand, 1911
Charaxes ethalion littoralis Van Someren, 1967
Charaxes ethalion nyanzae Van Someren, 1967
Charaxes etheocles Cramer, 1777Demon charaxes
Charaxes etheocles carpenteri van Someren ..., 1957
Charaxes etheocles contrarius Weymer, 1907
Charaxes etheocles etheocles Cramer, 1777
Charaxes etheocles pembanus Jordan, 1925
Charaxes etheocles vetula Rothschild, 1900
Charaxes eudoxus Drury, 1782Eudoxus Charaxes
Charaxes eudoxus katerae Carpenter, 1937
Charaxes eudoxus lucyae Van Someren, 1975
Charaxes eudoxus mechovi Rothschild, 1899
Charaxes eudoxus mechowi Rothschild, 1900
Charaxes eudoxus raffaellae Plantrou, 1982
Charaxes eupale Drury, 1782Common Green Charaxes
Charaxes eupale latimargo (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)⇒ Viridixes eupale Drury, 1782
Charaxes eupale veneris (White & Grant, 1989)⇒ Viridixes eupale Drury, 1782
Charaxes fallax (Röber, 1936)⇒ Charaxes richelmanni Röber, 1936
Charaxes fionae Henning, 1977Fiona´s Charaxes
Charaxes flavescens Verity, 1950
Charaxes fulvescens Aurivillius, 1891Forest Pearl Charaxes
Charaxes fulvescens monitor Rothschild, 1900
Charaxes gerdae Rydon, 1989
Charaxes grahamei Van Someren, 1969
Charaxes guderiana Dewitz, 1879Blue Spangled Charaxes
Charaxes guderiana guderiana Dewitz, 1879Blue-spangled Charaxes
Charaxes hamatus (Grose-Smith, 1883)⇒ Charaxes nichetes Grose-Smith, 1883
Charaxes hansali Felder, 1867Cream-banded Charaxes
Charaxes hansali baringana Rothschild, 1905
Charaxes hansalii (Felder, 1866)⇒ Charaxes hansali Felder, 1867
Charaxes howarthi Minig, 1976
Charaxes hysginus (Darge, 1978)⇒ Charaxes tiridates tiridatinus Röber, 1936
Charaxes imperialis Butler, 1874Imperial Blue Charaxes
Charaxes imperialis graziellae Turlin, 1989
Charaxes imperialis lisomboensis Van Someren, 1975
Charaxes jahlusa Trimen, 1862Pearl Spotted Charaxes
Charaxes jahlusa argynnides Westwood, 1864Zululand Pearl-spotted Charaxes
Charaxes jahlusa kenyensis Joicey & Talbot, 1925
Charaxes jahlusa kigomaensis Van Someren, 1975
Charaxes jahlusa mafiae Turlin & Leq..., 1992
Charaxes jahlusa rwandensis Plantrou, 1976
Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767Foxy Charaxes
Charaxes jasius harrisoni Sharpe, 1904Harrison´s Charaxes
Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866Foxy Charaxes
Charaxes katangae (Grose-Smith, 1883)⇒ Charaxes porthos Grose-Smith, 1883
Charaxes kirki Butler, 1881Kirk´s Charaxes
Charaxes kulal Stoll, 1781Forest King Charaxes
Charaxes lactetinctus Karsch, 1892Blue Patch Charaxes
Charaxes lasti (Grose-Smith, 1889)⇒ Charaxes macclouni Butler, 1895
Charaxes lasti kimbozae Kielland, 1984
Charaxes lasti lasti Grose-Smith, 1889
Charaxes lasti magomberae Kielland, 1984
Charaxes lucretius Cramer, 1777Common Red Charaxes
Charaxes lucretius maximus Van Someren, 1971
Charaxes lucyae Kielland, 1982
Charaxes lucyae gabriellae Turlin & Chovet, 1987
Charaxes lucyae lucyae Van Someren, 1975
Charaxes lucyae mwanihanae Kielland, 1982
Charaxes lycurgus Fabricius, 1793Laodice Untailed Charaxes
Charaxes lycurgus bernardiana Plantrou, 1978
Charaxes lysianassa (Butler, 1866)⇒ Charaxes cynthia Butler, 1865
Charaxes macclouni Butler, 1895MacClounie´s Charaxes
Charaxes macclounii Butler, 1895Red Coast Charaxes
Charaxes manica Trimen, 1894Manica Charaxes
Charaxes manica manica
Charaxes margaretae d´Abrera, 1980
Charaxes maudei (Stoll, 1781)⇒ Charaxes brevicaudatus Schultze, 1914
Charaxes mccleeryi Van Someren, 1972
Charaxes mccleeryi iringae Kielland, 1990
Charaxes midas (Grose-Smith, 1883)⇒ Charaxes porthos Grose-Smith, 1883
Charaxes mixtus Rothschild, 1894
Charaxes mixtus tanzanicus Kielland, 1988
Charaxes neanthes Hewitson, 1854
Charaxes neanthes obscuratus Suffert, 1904
Charaxes nesaea (Hewitson, 1873)⇒ Charaxes pythodoris Hewitson, 1873
Charaxes nichetes Grose-Smith, 1883Manx Charaxes
Charaxes nichetes leoninus Butler, 1895
Charaxes nichetes pantherinus Rousseau-Dec..., 1934
Charaxes numenes Hewitson, 1859Lesser Blue Charaxes
Charaxes numenes aequatorialis Van Someren, 1972
Charaxes octavus Minig, 1971
Charaxes ogovensis (Grose-Smith, 1883)⇒ Charaxes nichetes Grose-Smith, 1883
Charaxes peculiaris (Rothschild, 1900)⇒ Charaxes penricei Rothschild, 1900
Charaxes pembanus Jordan, 1925
Charaxes pembanus usambarae van Someren ..., 1952
Charaxes penricei Rothschild, 1900Scarce Savanna Charaxes
Charaxes penricei penricei Rothschild, 1900
Charaxes penricei tanganyikae Van Someren, 1966
Charaxes phaeus Hewitson, 1877Demon Charaxes
Charaxes phenix White, 1996
Charaxes phenix daniellae White, 1996
Charaxes phenix phenix Turlin & Leq..., 1993
Charaxes pleione Godart, 1824Square-winged Red Charaxes
Charaxes pleione bebra Rothschild, 1900
Charaxes pollux Cramer, 1775Black-bordered Charaxes
Charaxes pollux geminus Rothschild, 1900
Charaxes pollux maua Van Someren, 1967
Charaxes pollux maura Van Someren, 1967
Charaxes pollux mira Ackery, 1995
Charaxes pollux piersoni Collins, 1990
Charaxes pollux pollux Cramer, 1775
Charaxes porthos Grose-Smith, 1883Porthos Untailed Charaxes
Charaxes porthos dummeri Joicey & Talbot, 1922
Charaxes prettejohni Collins, 1990
Charaxes protoclea Feisthamel, 1850Flame-bordered Charaxes
Charaxes protoclea azota Hewitson, 1877Flame-bordered Charaxes
Charaxes protoclea catenaria Rousseau-Dec..., 1934
Charaxes protoclea nothodes Jordan, 1911
Charaxes protomanica (Van Someren, 1975)⇒ Charaxes chintechi Minig, 1976
Charaxes pseudomanica (Van Someren, 1975)⇒ Charaxes chintechi Minig, 1976
Charaxes pythodoris Hewitson, 1873Powder Blue Charaxes
Charaxes pythodoris nesaea Grose-Smith, 1889
Charaxes pythodoris pallida Van Someren, 1963
Charaxes pythodoris pythodoris Hewitson, 1873
Charaxes regius (Doumet, 1861)⇒ Charaxes ameliae Doumet, 1861
Charaxes richelmanni Röber, 1936
Charaxes richelmanni scheveni Ackery, 1995
Charaxes schultzei (Drury, 1782)⇒ Charaxes eupale Drury, 1782
Charaxes selousi (Rogenhofer, 1891)⇒ Charaxes baumanni Rogenhofer, 1891
Charaxes smaragdalis Butler, 1865Western Blue Charaxes
Charaxes smaragdalis homonymus Bryk, 1939
Charaxes smaragdalis kagera Van Someren, 1964
Charaxes smaragdalis kigoma Van Someren, 1964
Charaxes tavetensis (Godart, 1824)⇒ Charaxes etesipe Godart, 1824
Charaxes tiberius (Grose-Smith, 1889)⇒ Euxanthe tiberius Grose-Smith, 1889
Charaxes tiridates Cramer, 1777Common Blue Charaxes
Charaxes tiridates tiridatinus Röber, 1936
Charaxes tiridatinus (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Charaxes tiridates Cramer, 1777
Charaxes turlini Minig & Plan..., 1978
Charaxes usambarae van Someren ..., 1952
Charaxes usambarae maridadi Collins, 1987
Charaxes usambarae usambarae van Someren ..., 1952
Charaxes vansoni Van Someren, 1957Van Son's Charaxes
Charaxes varanes Cramer, 1764Common Pearl Charaxes
Charaxes varanes vologeses Mabille, 1876Pearl Charaxes
Charaxes vetula Rothschild, 1900
Charaxes viola kirki Butler, 1881
Charaxes viola viola Butler, 1866
Charaxes violetta Grose-Smith, 1885Violet-spotted Charaxes
Charaxes violetta maritima Van Someren, 1966
Charaxes violetta melloni Fox, 1963
Charaxes violetta violetta Grose-Smith, 1885
Charaxes virilis Rothschild, 1900Blue Demon Charaxes
Charaxes wakefieldi Ward, 1873Forest Queen
Charaxes whytei (Rogenhofer, 1891)⇒ Charaxes baumanni Rogenhofer, 1891
Charaxes xiphares Cramer, 1781Forest King Charaxes
Charaxes xiphares brevicaudatus Schultze, 1914
Charaxes xiphares kiellandi Plantrou, 1976
Charaxes xiphares kilimensis Van Someren, 1969
Charaxes xiphares maudei Joicey & Talbot, 1917
Charaxes xiphares nguru Collins, 1988
Charaxes xiphares sitebi Plantou, 1981
Charaxes xiphares walwandi Collins, 1989
Charaxes xiphares woodi Van Someren, 1964
Charaxes zelica Butler, 1869Zelica Untailed Charaxes
Charaxes zelica toyoshimai Carcasson, 1964
Charaxes zingha Stoll, 1780Shining red charaxes
Charaxes zoolina Westwood, 1850Club-tailed Charaxes
Charaxes zoolina mafugensis Jackson, 1956
Charaxes zoolina zoolina Westwood, , 1850
Hadrodontes fulvescens Aurivillius, 1891
Polyura hebe Butler, 1865Plain Nawab
Polyura narcaeus Hewitson, 1854China Nawab
Viridixes eupale Drury, 1782