Charaxes

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Charaxinae
Tribus: Charaxini
Genus: Charaxes
Species:

Directory A·B·C·D·E·F·G·H·I·J·K·L·M·N·O·P·Q·R·S·T·U·V·W·X·Y·Z

A

C. ablutus – C. abruptus – C. achaemenes – C. achaemenesopsis – C. acolus – C. acraeoides – C. acuminatus – C. adamsoni – C. adelinae – C. adusta – C. aequidistans – C. aeson – C. aesonius – C. affinis – C. agabo – C. aginga – C. agna – C. ajax – C. alberici – C. albifascia – C. albimacula – C. albipuncta – C. albocaerulea – C. albofascia – C. alcimede – C. alcyone – C. alicea – C. alladinis – C. alladinoides – C. alpinus – C. alticola – C. amandae – C. amasia – C. amaurus – C. ameliae – C. amycus – C. analava – C. analeuca – C. andara – C. andranodorus – C. andrefana – C. andriba – C. angelae – C. angusticaudatus – C. angusticlavius – C. angustus – C. ansorgei – C. antamboulou – C. antanala – C. anticlea – C. antiqua – C. antiquus – C. antonius – C. apicalis – C. arabica – C. ardjasanus – C. argynnides – C. aristogiton – C. artemis – C. arthuri – C. aruanus – C. atlantica – C. aubhuri – C. aubyni – C. aurantiaca – C. aurantimacula – C. australis – C. azota

B

C. babingtoni – C. bachmetjevi – C. baileyi – C. bajula – C. balfouri – C. baliensis – C. baringana – C. barnsi – C. basilisae – C. basiviridis – C. basquini – C. baumanni – C. bavenda – C. baya – C. bayanii – C. bebra – C. bellus – C. beni – C. berkeleyi – C. bernardiana – C. bernardii – C. bernardus – C. bernstorffi – C. betanimena – C. betsimisaraka – C. bifida – C. biinclinata – C. bipunctatus – C. blachieri – C. blanda – C. bocqueti – C. bohemani – C. borneensis – C. boueti – C. bouringi – C. brainei – C. brennus – C. brevicauda – C. brevicaudatus – C. brunnescens – C. brunneus – C. brutus – C. bubastis – C. bugense – C. bupalus – C. burgessi – C. burtti – C. butleri – C. bwamba – C. bwete

C

C. cabacus – C. cacuthis – C. caerulea – C. caeruleotincta – C. caerulescens – C. cajus – C. caliginosa – C. calliclea – C. cameroonensis – C. camulus – C. candida – C. candiope – C. capensis – C. carolus – C. carpenteri – C. carteri – C. castor – C. castoris – C. castoroides – C. catachrous – C. catenaria – C. catenarius – C. catulus – C. cedreatis – C. centralis – C. cerynthus – C. chanleri – C. chepalungu – C. chevroti – C. chintechi – C. chiron – C. chittyi – C. chloroticus – C. chunguensis – C. cimon – C. cimonides – C. cinadon – C. cithaeron – C. cithaeronoides – C. citrinella – C. cizeyi – C. claudei – C. comoranus – C. congdoni – C. conjugens – C. conjuncta – C. connectens – C. contrarius – C. corax – C. coryndoni – C. cottrelli – C. couilloudi – C. cowani – C. crepax – C. cryanae – C. cunctator – C. cupropurpurea – C. cyanescens – C. cybistia – C. cymo – C. cynthia – C. cytila

D

Charaxes distanti♂

C. daemoniacus – C. daria – C. dealbata – C. defulvata – C. demaculata – C. demonax – C. depuncta – C. desa – C. desmondi – C. dewitzi – C. diana – C. didingensis – C. dilutus – C. discipicta – C. distanti – C. diversiforma – C. dohertyi – C. doubledayi – C. dowsetti – C. draconis – C. dreuxi – C. druceanus – C. dubiosus – C. dummeri – C. dunkeli – C. durnfordi – C. dux – C. dyscrita

E

C. echo – C. ecketti – C. ehmckei – C. elatias – C. elgonae – C. elwesi – C. enganicus – C. entabeni – C. ephyra – C. epifabius – C. epijasioides – C. epijasius – C. epilais – C. erithalion – C. erythraea – C. etesipe – C. ethalion – C. ethalionoides – C. etheocles – C. etheoclessa – C. etheta – C. eudoxus – C. eupale – C. euphanes – C. euriale – C. eurialus – C. europaeus – C. evansi – C. everetti – C. evoei

F

C. fabius – C. falcata – C. fallax – C. faroensis – C. fasciatus – C. feisthameli – C. fervens – C. figinii – C. fionae – C. firmus – C. flavescens – C. flavifasciatus – C. flavimarginalis – C. flavomarginatus – C. flavus – C. florensis – C. foklinae – C. forcipigerans – C. fournierae – C. fractifascia – C. franouxi – C. freyi – C. fulgens – C. fulgurata – C. fulvescens – C. fuscus

G

C. gabonica – C. galawadiwosi – C. galba – C. gallagheri – C. gallayi – C. galleyanus – C. ganalensis – C. gazanus – C. geminus – C. genovefae – C. georgius – C. geraldi – C. gerdae – C. ghanaensis – C. gigantea – C. giselae – C. godarti – C. grahamei – C. griseus – C. guderiana – C. guineensis

H

C. hadrianus – C. hageni – C. hamatus – C. hamulosa – C. handari – C. hannibal – C. hansali – C. harmodius – C. harpagon – C. harpax – C. harrisoni – C. helgae – C. hemana – C. hierax – C. hildebrandti – C. hindia – C. hipponax – C. hollandii – C. homerus – C. homeyeri – C. homochroa – C. homonymus – C. horatianus – C. horatius – C. howardi – C. howarthi – C. hysginus

I

C. illuminata – C. imitans – C. imitatrix – C. imna – C. imperialis – C. indefinita – C. inexpectata – C. infernus – C. infraconfluens – C. inopinatus – C. inornata – C. instabilis – C. intermedia – C. intermedius – C. interposita – C. iocaste – C. isabellae

J

Charaxes jasius ♂

C. jacksoni – C. jacksonianus – C. jahlusa – C. jalinder – C. janmoullei – C. jasius – C. jason – C. jeromei – C. joanae – C. jocaste – C. johnsoni – C. jolybouyeri – C. jordani – C. junius

K

Charaxes kheili

C. kafakumbana – C. kagera – C. kahldeni – C. kahruba – C. karkloof – C. katangae – C. katangensis – C. katerae – C. kennethi – C. kenwayi – C. kenyae – C. kenyensis – C. khasianus – C. kheili – C. khimalara – C. kiellandi – C. kigeziensis – C. kigoma – C. kikuyuensis – C. kilimanjarica – C. kilimensis – C. kinduana – C. kirki – C. kirkoides – C. kissericus – C. kitungolensis – C. kivuanus – C. kulal – C. kulalensis – C. kungwensis

L

C. lacteata – C. lactetinctus – C. lambertoni – C. lampedo – C. laodice – C. lasti – C. laticatena – C. laticinctus – C. latimargo – C. latona – C. layardi – C. lecerfi – C. legeri – C. lemosi – C. lenis – C. leoninus – C. leopoldi – C. leto – C. levicki – C. liberiae – C. lichas – C. limboexstans – C. littoralis – C. loandae – C. lucida – C. lucretius – C. lucyae – C. ludovici – C. lugari – C. luminosa – C. lunawara – C. lunigera – C. luscius – C. lutacea – C. lutea – C. lycurgus – C. lydiae – C. lysianassa

M

Charaxes mars, ♂, Sulawesi.

C. macclounii – C. maculata – C. maculatus – C. madensis – C. mafuga – C. mafugensis – C. mahawedi – C. major – C. malvacea – C. mangolianus – C. manica – C. marcia – C. margaretae – C. marginatus – C. marginepunctata – C. marica – C. marieps – C. maritima – C. marmax – C. mars – C. marsabitensis – C. martini – C. martinus – C. masaba – C. matakall – C. maudei – C. maura – C. mawamba – C. maximus – C. mccleeryi – C. mechovi – C. melas – C. melloni – C. merguia – C. meridionalis – C. meru – C. metu – C. metzgeri – C. michelae – C. midas – C. mima – C. minor – C. mitchelli – C. mitschkei – C. mixtus – C. moerens – C. monteiri – C. monticola – C. montis – C. mtuiae – C. mukuyu – C. murina – C. murphyi – C. mutinondoensis – C. mutschatschana – C. mycerina – C. myron

N

C. nagaensis – C. naganum – C. nairobicus – C. nandina – C. natalensis – C. nausicaa – C. neanthes – C. nebularum – C. negrosensis – C. nesaea – C. nesiope – C. neumanni – C. ngonga – C. nicati – C. nichetes – C. nicholii – C. nigrescens – C. nigropunctata – C. nisus – C. nitebis – C. nobilis – C. northcotti – C. nothodes – C. numenes – C. nyanzae – C. nyasae – C. nyasana – C. nyika – C. nyikensis – C. nyungwensis – C. nzoia

O

C. obscura – C. obscuratus – C. obsolescens – C. obsoleta – C. obudoensis – C. occidens – C. occidentalis – C. ocellatus – C. ochracea – C. ochreata – C. ochrefascia – C. ochremaculata – C. ochreomacula – C. ochretincta – C. octavus – C. odysseus – C. ogovensis – C. ombiranus – C. ongeus – C. opinatus – C. orchomenus – C. orientalis – C. orilus – C. othello – C. overlaeti

P

C. pagenstecheri – C. pallicimacula – C. pallida – C. pallidior – C. pantherinus – C. paphianus – C. papuensis – C. paradoxa – C. parafervens – C. paraperpullus – C. parcepicta – C. paris – C. parmenion – C. parvicaudatus – C. patergodarti – C. patrizii – C. pauciventata – C. pauliani – C. peculiaris – C. pelias – C. pelopia – C. pemba – C. pembanus – C. penningtoni – C. penricei – C. peridoneus – C. perpullus – C. petersi – C. phaeacus – C. phaeus – C. phanera – C. phenix – C. philopator – C. philosarcus – C. phlegmone – C. phlegonotis – C. phoebus – C. phraortes – C. picta – C. plantroui – C. plateni – C. pleione – C. pleistoanax – C. plutus – C. pollussa – C. pollux – C. polyxena – C. polyxo – C. pondoensis – C. porthos – C. praestantius – C. prettejohni – C. primitiva – C. princeps – C. proadusta – C. propinqua – C. protocedreatis – C. protoclea – C. protokirki – C. protomanica – C. protonothodes – C. proximans – C. psaphon – C. pseudobohemani – C. pseudocarpenteri – C. pseudofervens – C. pseudomanica – C. pseudophaeus – C. pseudorosae – C. pseudosmaragdalis – C. purpurea – C. purpurina – C. pythodoris

R

C. rabaiensis – C. ragazzii – C. raidhaka – C. rectans – C. reducta – C. regalis – C. regius – C. reimeri – C. relatus – C. renati – C. repetitus – C. rex – C. rhea – C. richelmanni – C. rogersi – C. rosae – C. rosea – C. rosella – C. rosemariae – C. rossa – C. rougeoti – C. ruandana – C. rubescens – C. rwandensis – C. rydoni

S

C. sabulosus – C. sambavanus – C. saperanus – C. saturnalis – C. saturnus – C. schiltzei – C. schoutedeni – C. schultzei – C. scylax – C. selousi – C. septentrionalis – C. serendiba – C. seriata – C. severus – C. sidamo – C. sinensis – C. sinuosa – C. smaragdalis – C. solon – C. somalicus – C. sorianoi – C. splendens – C. spoliata – C. spoliatus – C. staudingeri – C. stephanus – C. stevensoni – C. subalbescens – C. subargentea – C. subcaerulea – C. subornatus – C. subpallida – C. suk – C. sulaensis – C. sulphureus – C. sumatranus – C. sumbanus – C. superbus – C. suppressa – C. swynnertoni

T

C. talagugae – C. tanganika – C. tanganyikae – C. taverniersi – C. tavetensis – C. tectonis – C. teissieri – C. teita – C. tenuis – C. theobaldo – C. theresae – C. thersander – C. thespius – C. thomasius – C. thurius – C. thyestes – C. thysi – C. tilli – C. tiridates – C. tiridatinus – C. toro – C. toyoshimai – C. tricolor – C. tristis – C. turlini

U

C. ufipa – C. unedonis – C. ungemachi – C. uniformis – C. upembana – C. usambarae

V

C. vandepolli – C. vansomereni – C. vansoni – C. vansonoides – C. varanes – C. variata – C. velox – C. vetula – C. victoriaeincola – C. viettei – C. viola – C. violacea – C. violetta – C. violitincta – C. viossati – C. virescens – C. viridicaerulea – C. viridicostatus – C. viridis – C. virilis – C. vumbui

W

C. wallacei – C. watti – C. wbrunnea – C. wernickei – C. wetterensis – C. whytei – C. wincka – C. woodi

X

C. xiphares

Z

C. zambeziensis – C. zambiae – C. zelica – C. zephyrus – C. zinjense – C. zoippus – C. zoolina

Name

Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816: 18.

Type Species: Papilio jasius Linnaeus, 1767: Errata, by monotypy.

Synonyms

Eriboea Hübner, [1819]. TS: Papilio etheocles Cramer, [1777]: 34, pl. 119, figs D, E.

References

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Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Dubbelsterte
English: Emperors, Pashas, Rajahs