Polyura inopinatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Charaxes
Species:
C. inopinatus
Binomial name
Charaxes inopinatus
(Röber, 1939)[1]
Synonyms
  • Polyura inopinatus

Charaxes (Polyura) inopinatus is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Julius Röber in 1939. It was original described from Celebes, probably erroneously, but the original specimen was lost. In 2015 it was rediscovered in New Britain.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Röber, 1939 Die Tagfalter der Insel Celebes Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift Iris 53 : 89-117
  2. ↑ Chris J. Müller, W. John Tennent, 2018 Polyura inopinatus Röber, 1940; a remarkable butterfly mystery resolved Zookeys 774 : 1-15
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