| Polyura caphontis | |
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| In Hewitson's Illustrations of New Species of Exotic Butterflies | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. caphontis |
| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes caphontis (Hewitson, 1863) | |
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Charaxes (Polyura) caphontis is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is endemic to Fiji. The only species of the genus with a reddish-brown double-row on the upper surface of the hindwings. The under surface of the male is dark chestnut brown, of the female greyish-brown. The markings of the upper surface are repeated, except the greenish band of the hindwings, which, moreover, in the female consists only of a thin line on the upper surface. Flying time according to Woodford in November, the rainy period, in the Fidji Islands. According to Rothschild and Jordan there are also males with a yellowish median band being distinctly pronounced also on the under surface of the hindwing
Subspecies
- C. c. caphontis (Viti Levu Island, Ovalu Island, Taveuni Island)
- C. c. nambavatua Smiles, 1982 (Vanua Mbbalavu Island)
References
- Hewitson, 1863 Illustrations of New Species of Exotic Butterflies Selected Chiefly from the Collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson
- Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
External links
- Polyura Billberg, 1820 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Data related to Polyura caphontis at Wikispecies
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| Polyura caphontis | |
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