two-tailed pasha (Charaxes jasius) Nymphalidae - Charaxes jasius. San Bernardo, Genova, Italy
Date 15 September 2007
Author Hectonichus https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Hectonichus
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nymphalidae_-_Charaxes_jasius.JPG
The two-tailed pasha or foxy emperor (Charaxes jasius) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is the only European species of the genus Charaxes. Charaxes jasius occurs in the Mediterranean region and Africa.
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: Charaxes jasius (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms:
Papilio jasius Linnaeus, 1767
Papilio jason Linnaeus, 1767
Charaxes epijasius Reiche, 1850
Charaxes harrisoni Sharpe, 1904