Charaxes

The rajah and pasha butterflies, also known as emperors in Africa and Australia, (genus Charaxes) make up the type genus of the brush-footed butterfly subfamily Charaxinae, or leafwing butterflies. They belong to the tribe Charaxini, which also includes the nawab butterflies (Polyura, a subgenus of Charaxes). Charaxes are tropical Old World butterflies, with by far the highest diversity in sub-Saharan Africa, a smaller number from South Asia to Melanesia and Australia, and a single species (C. jasius) in Europe. They are generally strong flyers and are popular among butterfly collectors.

Species

Two-tailed Pasha

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae

Observations6,984

Observations recorded85,545

Charaxes affinis Charaxes antiquus Charaxes castor Charaxes kheili Charaxes mycerina Charaxes brutus natalensis Charaxes nobilis Charaxes numenes Charaxes pollux Charaxes pollux. Нижняя сторона крыльев Charaxes solon Charaxes ablutus Charaxes abruptus Charaxes abyssinicus Charaxes achaemenes Charaxes achaemenesopsis Charaxes acolus Charaxes acraeoides Charaxes adamsoni Charaxes adelinae Charaxes adusta Charaxes aequidistans Charaxes aeson Charaxes aesonius Charaxes affinis Charaxes agabo Charaxes aginga Charaxes agna Charaxes ajax Charaxes alberici Charaxes albifascia Charaxes albimacula Charaxes albipuncta Charaxes albocaerulea Charaxes albofascia Charaxes alcimede Charaxes alcyone Charaxes alicea Charaxes alladinis Charaxes alladinoides Charaxes alpinus Charaxes alticola Charaxes amasia Charaxes amaurus Charaxes ameliae Charaxes amelina Charaxes amycus Charaxes analava Charaxes analeuca Charaxes andara Charaxes andranodorus Charaxes andriba Charaxes angusticaudatus Charaxes angusticlavius Charaxes angustus Charaxes ansorgei Charaxes antamboulou Charaxes antanala Charaxes anticlea Charaxes antiqua Charaxes antiquus Charaxes antonius Charaxes apicalis Charaxes arabica Charaxes ardj

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taxon name: Charaxes

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Article

13 sections

Contents

Etymology
Biology
Life history
Description of the imago
Sexual differences
Taxonomy
Species groups
Species
Species not found in the Afrotropical realm
Species found in the Afrotropical realm
References
Further reading
External links

==Etymology== Charaxes means "to sharpen" or "to make pointed", referring to the pointed 'tails' on the hind wing. Charaxes may also be related to charax, meaning 'a sharp stake', or charaxis, a 'notch' or 'incision', which are also features of the hind wing.