Charaxes petersi explained

Charaxes petersi, the Peters' demon charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana.^[1] The habitat consists of primary lowland evergreen forests. It is a scarce species of Charaxes. ^[2]

Taxonomy

Charaxes petersi is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles.

Closely related to Charaxes contrarius and Charaxes grahamei

References

• Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1969 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 75-166.https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19545#page/127/mode/1up

External links

• Charaxes petersi images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini . 2012-05-24 . 2013-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131109071734/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_charaxini.doc . dead .
2. Larsen, T.B. 2005 Butterflies of West Africa. Apollo Books, Svendborg, Denmark: 1-595