| Charaxes chanleri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. chanleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes chanleri | |
Charaxes chanleri is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in north-central and northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia. [2] The habitat consists of arid Acacia savanna.
In 1895, William Jacob Holland wrote:
Charaxes chanleri, new species.
This species comes nearer to C. kirkii , Butler, than any other, but maybe distinguished from that species by the fact that the secondaries [hindwings] have no red inclosed spots or curved dashes in the first four divisions of the marginal markings, as described by Dr. Butler; the submarginal series of lunulate spots are not white edged, as in Kirkii, and there is no discal lunulate green line as in Dr. Butler's species. The primaries [forewings], moreover, are not shot with steel blue at the base.
Expanse of wings, 65 mm.
Four damaged males of this species in the National Museum collection. The species is allied to C. guderiana , Dewitz, resembling the latter in the form of the wings. [3]
Vingerhoedt provides images [4]
Considered conspecific with Charaxes kirki kirkii by Turlin and Vingerhoedt. [4]
It was named for William A. Chanler, one of the collectors. [5]
The rajah and pasha butterflies, also known as emperors in Africa and Australia, make up the huge 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). 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 in Europe. They are generally strong flyers and very popular among butterfly collectors.
William Astor "Willie" Chanler was an American soldier, explorer, and politician who served as U.S. Representative from New York. He was a son of John Winthrop Chanler. After spending several years exploring East Africa, he embarked on a brief political career. Chanler regarded it as an American obligation to be on the side of the people who fought for their independence, and during his life he participated in rebellions and independence struggles in Cuba, Libya, and Somalia. He provided support for insurgents in Venezuela, Turkey, and China. He maintained an active lifestyle even after losing his right leg in 1915. Late in life, he became a novelist and an outspoken antisemite.
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