Charaxes alpinus

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: Charaxes alpinus
Subspecies: C. a. alpinus – C. a. nyikensis

Name

Charaxes alpinus (van Someren & Jackson, 1957)

Type locality: S. Rhodesia, Vumba Mts.

Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. 17.IX.1933. legit B.D. Barnes.

Synonyms

• Charaxes ethalion alpinus van Someren & Jackson, 1957 (original combination)
• Charaxes alpinus (van Someren & Jackson, 1957): van Someren & Jackson, 1966: 84 (stat. nov.)

References

Primary references

• van Someren, V.G.L. & Jackson, T.H.E. 1957. The Charaxes etheocles-ethalion complex (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Supplement no. 1. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 23(1): 41–58. Reference page. 

Additional references

• van Someren, V.G.L. 1966. Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part III. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 18(3): 45–101. BHL Reference page. 
• Williams, M.C. 2007. Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea. 7th Edn. (April 2007). Downloaded from Afrotropical Butterflies. Reference page.