Charaxes virescens explained

Charaxes virescens is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Shaba region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[1]

Similar species

Charaxes virescens is in the Charaxes eupale species group (clade). The clade members are:

• Charaxes subornatus
• Charaxes eupale
• Charaxes dilutus
• Charaxes montis
• Charaxes minor
• Charaxes schiltzei
• Charaxes schultzei
• Charaxes virescens

Bouyer et al., 2008 erected the genus Viridixes Bouyer & Vingerhoedt, 2008 to accommodate species belonging to the eupale species group.^[2]

Realm

Afrotropical realm

References

• Bouyer, T., Zakharov, E., Rougerie, R. & Vingerhoedt, E. (2008): Les Charaxes du groupe eupale : description d’un nouveau genre, révision et approche génétique (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Charaxinae) Entomologica Africana Hors Série 3:1-32.

External links

• Images of C. virescens Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
• Charaxes Africains systematic of Eric Vingerhoedt Taxonomy
• African Charaxes/Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt images of eupale group

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. Bouyer, T., Zakharov, E.V., Rougerie, R. & Vingerhoedt, E. 2008: Les Charaxes du groupe eupale: description d'un nouveau genre, révision et approche génétique (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Charaxinae). Entomologia Africana Hors Série 3: 1–32.