Charaxes analava is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar. The habitat consists of Afrotropical forests.
Description
Ch. analava Ward . The marginal band of the hindwing is unicolorous black without spots and only reaches vein 4. The hindwing beneath behind the middle with a row of large eye-spots, of which the one in cellule 7 is especially large and distinct. Hindwing with 3 long tails, that at vein 3 somewhat shorter. Ground-colour of both wings light yellow. Madagascar. Aurivillius, [P.O.]C. 1908-1924. In: Seitz, A. Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen Tagfalter, 1925, 613 Seiten, 80 Tafeln (The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13).Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart. A full description is also given by Rothschild, W and Jordan, K. (1900). Novitates Zoologicae Volume 7:287-524. page 362-364 (for terms see Novitates Zoologicae Volume 5:545-601 )
Taxonomy Charaxes varanes group. Subgenus Stonehamia (Hadrodontes)
The group members are Charaxes varanes Charaxes fulvescens very similar to varanes Charaxes acuminatus very pointed forewing Charaxes balfouri Charaxes analava Charaxes nicati Charaxes bertrami perhaps subspecies of varanes Charaxes saperanus Charaxes defulvata
References Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren (1974). Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part IX. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Entomology) 29(8):415-487. Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 31
External links Charaxes analava images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life African Butterfly Database Range map via search