Charaxes virescens is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Shaba region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Similar species Charaxes virescens is in the Charaxes eupale species group (clade). The clade members are:
Charaxes subornatus Charaxes eupale Charaxes dilutus Charaxes montis Charaxes minor Charaxes schiltzei Charaxes schultzei Charaxes virescens Bouyer et al., 2008 erected the genus Viridixes Bouyer & Vingerhoedt, 2008 to accommodate species belonging to the eupale species group. Bouyer, T., Zakharov, E.V., Rougerie, R. & Vingerhoedt, E. 2008: Les Charaxes du groupe eupale: description d'un nouveau genre, révision et approche génétique (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Charaxinae). Entomologia Africana Hors Série 3: 1–32. Realm Afrotropical realm
References
Bouyer, T., Zakharov, E., Rougerie, R. & Vingerhoedt, E. (2008): Les Charaxes du groupe eupale : description d’un nouveau genre, révision et approche génétique (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Charaxinae) Entomologica Africana Hors Série 3:1-32.
External links Images of C. virescens Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project) Taxonomy images of eupale group