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Charaxes
Classis : Insecta
Ordo : Lepidoptera
Familia : Nymphalidae
Subfamilia : Charaxinae
Tribus : Charaxini
Genus : Charaxes
Ochsenheimer, 1816
Ordo : Lepidoptera
Familia : Nymphalidae
Subfamilia : Charaxinae
Tribus : Charaxini
Genus : Charaxes
Ochsenheimer, 1816
Subdivisiones: Species
Multae; vide commentarium.
Synonyma
*Paphia Fabricius, 1807
- Eriboea Hübner, [1819]
- Jasia Swainson, 1832
- Monura Mabille, 1877
- Haridra Moore, [1880]
- Zingha Hemming, 1939
- Hadrodontes Stoneham, 1964
- Stonehamia Cowan, 1968
Charaxes est genus typicus Charaxinarum, papilionum subfamiliae Nymphalidarum.[1][2] Ad tribum Charaxinos pertinet, inter quos papiliones generis Polyura etiam digeruntur. Charaxes sunt papiliones tropici Mundi Veteris, quibus est multo maximam diversitatem in Africa sub-Saharana, minor numerus ab Asia Meridiana ad Melanesiam et Australiam, et unica species (Charaxes jasius) in Europa. Charaxes sunt volatores validi vivideque colorati, collectoribusque insectorum gratissimi.
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