Butterfly 15                       

Charaxes cynthia

mukuyu (male), propinqua or parvicaudatus male?

                                                       Photographed in the rainforest of Kibale National park, Uganda,  June ´98.

Four people have so far been convinced the butterfly Charaxes cynthia (Butler 1865). Probably the subspecies 'propinqua' (v. Someren 1969). Justifications: The white stripe on the hindwing distinguishes it from charaxes lucretius. It is similar to charaxes lasti, but the latter is a coastal species found in Kenya and Tanzania.
However, there is some disagreement on the subspecies: is it Ch.C. mukuyu (male)
, propinqua or parvicaudatus male?

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Yours

Marko Laakkonen

I would like to thank Mr Michel Pierson, Mr Roger White, Mr Gilles Faravel, charaxes collector, Mr Frank Cuypers of Kinshasa and Mr Owen Burnham of the UK for their contributions

Click here for a list of some butterfly species in Kibale National Park, Uganda