''Charaxes schiltzei'' is a

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in the family

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. It is found in the

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and

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Similar species

''Charaxes subornatus'' is in the '' Charaxes eupale'' species group (

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). The clade members are: *'' Charaxes subornatus'' *'' Charaxes eupale'' *'' Charaxes dilutus'' *'' Charaxes montis'' *'' Charaxes minor'' *''Charaxes schiltzei'' *'' Charaxes schultzei'' *'' Charaxes virescens'' Bouyer et al., 2008 erected the genus ''Viridixes'' Bouyer & Vingerhoedt, 2008 to accommodate species belonging to the ''eupale'' species group. Bouyer, T., Zakharov, E.V., Rougerie, R. & Vingerhoedt, E. 2008: Les Charaxes du groupe eupale: description d'un nouveau genre, révision et approche génétique (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Charaxinae).'' Entomologia Africana'' Hors Série 3: 1–32.

Realm

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References

*Bouyer, T., Zakharov, E., Rougerie, R. & Vingerhoedt, E. (2008): Les Charaxes du groupe ''eupale'' : description d’un nouveau genre, révision et approche génétique (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Charaxinae) ''Entomologica Africana'' Hors Série 3:1-32.

External links

African Charaxes/Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt
images of ''eupale'' group
Images of ''C. schiltzei''

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. Butterflies described in 1991 schiltzei {{Charaxinae-stub