Polyura posidonius

Charaxes (Polyura) posidonius is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Henley Grose-Smith in 1883. It is found in Tibet and western China.

Polyura posidonius
Polyura posidonius in Leech Butterflies from China, Japan, and Corea (figure 4, male)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Charaxes
Species:
C. posidonius
Binomial name
Charaxes posidonius
(Leech, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Polyura posidonius
  • Charaxes clitiphon Oberthür, 1891

References
  1. Leech, 1894 Butterflies from China, Japan, and Corea (1): 1-296, pl. 1-28 (1892-1894), (2): 297-681, pl. 29-43 (1893-1894)


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