Charaxes jasius

Charaxes jasius, ♂

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 jasius
Subspecies: C. j. brunnescens – C. j. epijasius – C. j. harrisoni – C. j. jasius – C. j. pagenstecheri – C. j. saturnus

Name

Charaxes jasius (Linnaeus, 1767)

Synonyms

• Papilio jasius Linnaeus, 1767
• Papilio jason Linnaeus, 1767
• Charaxes jasius var. major Oberthür, 1922
  • Type locality: Tangier, Ain Chaneh (Morocco)

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1767. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis t. 1, pt. 2: 749. BHL
• Oberthür, C. 1922. Le Lépidoptères du Maroc. Nymphalidae. Etudes de lépidoptérologie comparée 19(1): 37.

Additional references

• van Someren, V.G.L. 1963. Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part I. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 13(7): 195–242. BHL Reference page. 
• Williams, M.C. 2007. Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea. 7th Edn. (April 2007). Downloaded from Afrotropical Butterflies. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Two-tailed Pasha
magyar: Tigrislepke
polski: Piękniś sułtanek