Polyura gilolensis

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Polyura gilolensis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Charaxes
Species:
C. gilolensis
Binomial name
Charaxes gilolensis
(Butler, 1869) [1]
Synonyms
  • Polyura gilolensis
  • Eulepis pyrrhus obiensisRothschild, 1898
  • Eulepis pyrrhus buruanusRothschild, 1898

Charaxes (Polyura) gilolensis is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1869. It is endemic to the Moluccas in Indonesia. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Butler, 1869 Lepidoptera Exotica, or Descriptions and Illustrations of Exotic Lepidoptera
  2. ↑ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9


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