Charaxes marki FEMALE, Turlin 2015 (Nymphalidae)

[Admin]

For those who are fans of this splendid genus, the female of Charaxes marki Lane & Müller, 2006, has been recently described by B. Turlin in Lepidoptères n° 61 (Vol. 24-2015)
The tail shape is very different than on males.



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Benny de groof has a pair for sale.

[nomad]

Only discovered in 2006 and the female described last year, must be quite a rarity. Turned up in Timor to, I thought that was a well worked Island for butterflies, especially the larger ones.  I expect Benny's Pair will be in someone's Charaxes collection sooner than later. This discovery, shows what else might be flying out there in the lesser known places.

[deliasfanatic]

It was described from just 2 males, found in a remote and seldom-collected part of Timor. I've seen a number of additional specimens, including females, pop up since then, so it seems that local collectors now know where to find them...