Polyura cognatus

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Charaxes (Polyura) cognatus, the Sulawesi blue nawab, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven in 1861. It is endemic to Sulawesi.[2]

Polyura cognatus
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C. cognatus
Binomial name
Charaxes cognatus
Synonyms
  • Polyura cognatus
  • Charaxes (Eulepis) cognatus f. kailicus Martin, 1924

Subspecies

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  • C. c. cognatus (Sulawesi)
  • C. c. yumikoe Nishimura, 1984 (Banggai)
  • C. c. bellona Tsukada, 1991 (South Sulawesi, Tukangbesi)

References

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  1. ^ Vollenhoven, 1861 Description de quelques espèces nouvelles de Lépidoptères Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 4 (5/6): 157-163, pl. 8-10
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
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