Charaxes analava explained

Charaxes analava is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar.^[1] The habitat consists of Afrotropical forests.

Description

Ch. analava Ward . The marginal band of the hindwing is unicolorous black without spots and only reaches vein 4. The hindwing beneath behind the middle with a row of large eye-spots, of which the one in cellule 7 is especially large and distinct. Hindwing with 3 long tails, that at vein 3 somewhat shorter. Ground-colour of both wings light yellow. Madagascar. ^[2] A full description is also given by Rothschild, W and Jordan, K. (1900). Novitates Zoologicae Volume 7:287-524. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3267025/#page/295/mode/1up page 362-364 (for terms see Novitates Zoologicae Volume 5:545-601 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/22556#page/9/mode/1up)

Taxonomy

Charaxes varanes group. Subgenus Stonehamia (Hadrodontes)

The group members are

• Charaxes varanes
• Charaxes fulvescens very similar to varanes
• Charaxes acuminatus very pointed forewing
• Charaxes balfouri
• Charaxes analava
• Charaxes nicati
• Charaxes bertrami perhaps subspecies of varanes
• Charaxes saperanus
• Charaxes defulvata

References

• Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren (1974). Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part IX. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Entomology) 29(8):415-487. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127336#page/511/mode/1up
• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 31

External links

• • Charaxes analava images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life African Butterfly Database Range map via search

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini . 2012-05-22 . 2013-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131109071734/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_charaxini.doc . dead .
2. Aurivillius, [P.O.]C. 1908-1924. In: Seitz, A. Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen Tagfalter, 1925, 613 Seiten, 80 Tafeln (The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13).Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart.