Biology:Charaxes barnsi

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Charaxes barnsi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. barnsi
Binomial name
Charaxes barnsi
Joicey & Talbot, 1927[1][2]

Charaxes barnsi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.[3] It is found on the island of Príncipe.[2][4] The species was named by James John Joicey and George Talbot in 1927.

Charaxes barnsi is a large butterfly with a brown ground colour and a very wide metallic blue band punctuated by light blue (tinged violet).The male is a little smaller than the female which reaches 105 mm.[citation needed] It is considered part of the Charaxes tiridates group.[5]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2957625 entry