Polyura narcaeus

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Polyura narcaeus
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From the Muséum de Toulouse
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Charaxes
Species:
C. narcaeus
Binomial name
Charaxes narcaeus
(Hewitson, 1854) [1]
Synonyms
  • Polyura narcaeus
  • Nymphalis narcaeusHewitson, 1854
  • Charaxes mandarinusC. & R. Felder, [1867]
  • Charaxes narcaeus var. thibetanusOberthür, 1891
  • Charaxes satyrinaOberthür, 1891
  • Eriboea narcaea f. aemilianiFernández, 1912
  • Eriboea narcaeus richthofeniFruhstorfer, 1915
  • Eriboea narcaeus richthofeni f. arnaFruhstorfer, 1915
  • Eriboea narcaea abruptaRöber, 1925
  • Eriboea narcaea acuminataLathy, 1926
  • Eriboea narcaea ab. intermediaLathy, 1926
  • Eriboea narcaea ab. marginepunctatusLathy, 1926
  • Charaxes satyrina menedemusOberthür, 1891
  • Eriboea narcaeus meghadutaFruhstorfer, 1908
  • Eriboea narcaea var. formosanaMoltrecht, 1909
  • Eriboea narcaea meghaduta ab. pallidaLathy, 1926
  • Eriboea narcaeea aboricaEvans, 1924
  • Eriboea narcaea thawgawaTytler, 1940
  • Eulepis lissaineiTytler, 1914

Charaxes (Polyura) narcaeus, the China nawab, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1854. It is found in the Palearctic and Indomalayan realms. [2]

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Subspecies

Biology

The larva feeds on Trema orientalis , Celtis formosana , Pithecellobium lucidum , Prunus phaeosticta .

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References

  1. ↑ Hewitson, 1854 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


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