Biology:Polyura caphontis

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Short description: Species of butterfly


Polyura caphontis
Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies Charaxes III.jpg
In Hewitson's Illustrations of New Species of Exotic Butterflies
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C. caphontis
Binomial name
Charaxes caphontis
(Hewitson, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Polyura caphontis

Charaxes (Polyura) caphontis is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is endemic to Fiji.[2]

Subspecies

  • C. c. caphontis (Viti Levu Island, Ovalu Island, Taveuni Island)
  • C. c. nambavatua Smiles, 1982 (Vanua Mbbalavu Island)

References

  1. Hewitson, 1863 Illustrations of New Species of Exotic Butterflies Selected Chiefly from the Collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3395854 entry