Charaxes barnsi explained

Charaxes barnsi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on the island of Príncipe.[1] The species was named by James John Joicey and George Talbot in 1927.

Charaxes barnsi is a large butterfly with a brown ground colour and a very wide metallic blue band punctuated by light blue (tinged violet).The male is a little smaller than the female which reaches 105 mm. It is considered part of the Charaxes tiridates group.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini . 2008 . Mark C. Williams . 2019-01-21 .
  2. Web site: African Charaxes/Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt, 2013 . https://archive.today/20130627225051/http://www.charaxes.be/systematic/systematique.html . dead . 2013-06-27 .