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Post by cabintom on Jan 3, 2014 2:57:33 GMT -8
This was caught in early December, near Kisangani, Orientale Province, DRC. As you can see it's pretty beat up. That, coupled with my inexperience with this group of butterflies, is hindering my ability to positively identify the species.
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Post by africaone on Jan 3, 2014 3:53:19 GMT -8
 in good condition, it is difficult to determine "black charaxes" then for this male .... you can imagine 
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Post by dynastes on Jan 3, 2014 8:27:24 GMT -8
may be male of Charaxes virilis (van Someren & Jackson, 1952)
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Post by cabintom on Jan 3, 2014 9:08:02 GMT -8
in good condition, it is difficult to determine "black charaxes" then for this male .... you can imagine  Thanks for taking a look! I knew this would be a difficult identification. lol Do you have any ideas for what it might be? Tom |
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Post by cabintom on Jan 3, 2014 9:15:57 GMT -8
may be male of Charaxes virilis (van Someren & Jackson, 1952) Dorsal side does seem very much like C. virilis. Ventral side is a lot more silvery on my specimen though... then again, I'm not sure how variable the colouration is on these things... and the patterning on the ventral side is very similar. Tom |
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Post by colin12303 on Jan 3, 2014 11:22:21 GMT -8
Very poor condition but most likely catochrous
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Post by cabintom on Jan 3, 2014 20:29:57 GMT -8
Very poor condition but most likely catochrous lol I catch what I can find! Hopefully I'll be able to upgrade some day. Anyways, C. catochrous does seem to be an excellent match. Thank you very much! Tom |
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Thanks for taking a look! I knew this would be a difficult identification. lol Do you have any ideas for what it might be?
