Charaxes velox explained

Charaxes velox is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Socotra, an island in the Arabian Sea.^[1]

Description

A full description is given by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan, 1900 Novitates Zoologicae volume 7:287-524. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3267025/#page/295/mode/1up page 368 for terms see volume 5:545-601 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/22556#page/9/mode/1up

Taxonomy

The species is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Charaxes candiope.

Charaxes candiope group. The group members are:

• Charaxes candiope
• Charaxes antamboulou - like next
• Charaxes cowani - like last
• Charaxes velox
• Charaxes thomasius

External links

• Images of Charaxes velox at Bold

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini . 2012-05-22 . 2013-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131109071734/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_charaxini.doc . dead .