Charaxes bocqueti, the Bocquet's demon charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Gabon, the Central African Republic and possibly Nigeria.[4] The habitat consists of tropical evergreen forests.

Charaxes bocqueti
Male C. b. oubanguiensis from the CAR
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. bocqueti
Binomial name
Charaxes bocqueti
Minig, 1975[2][3]
Synonyms
  • Charaxes bocqueti f. alladinoides Bouche and Minig, 1977

Subspecies

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  • C. b. bocqueti (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana)
  • C. b. oubanguiensis Mining, 1975 (Gabon, Central African Republic, possibly Nigeria)

References

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  1. ^ Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Charaxes bocqueti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T160109A5351750. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T160109A5351750.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Minig, A. 1975. Contribution a l'etude des Charaxes du groupe etheocles (Lepid. - Nymphalidae. Lambillionea 75 bis: 25-35.
  3. ^ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  4. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
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