Charaxes overlaeti

Charaxes overlaeti is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya.

Taxonomy

Known only from the holotype and a similar specimen captured in Kenya. Charaxes overlaeti may be a hybrid between Charaxes bohemani and Charaxes ameliae.

Charaxes tiridates group.

The supposed clade members are:

• Charaxes tiridates
• Charaxes numenes, similar to next
• Charaxes bipunctatus, similar to last
• Charaxes violetta
• Charaxes fuscus
• Charaxes mixtus
• Charaxes bubastis
• Charaxes albimaculatus
• Charaxes barnsi
• Charaxes bohemani
• Charaxes schoutedeni
• Charaxes monteiri
• Charaxes smaragdalis
• Charaxes xiphares
• Charaxes cithaeron
• Charaxes nandina
• Charaxes imperialis
• Charaxes ameliae
• Charaxes pythodoris
• ? Charaxes overlaeti

For a full list see Eric Vingerhoedt, 2013.

References

External links

• Images of C. overlaeti Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
• Charaxes overlaeti images Holotype