Polyura
Subgenus of butterflies / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Polyura is a subgenus of butterflies also referred to as Nawab butterflies[1][2] and belonging to the brush-footed butterfly subfamily Charaxinae, or leafwing butterflies. Like the large and conspicuous forest queens (subgenus Euxanthe), they belong to the genus Charaxes, unique genus of the tribe Charaxini.[3][4]
- for the monotypic genus of plants, see Polyura geminata
Quick Facts Polyura, Scientific classification ...
Polyura | |
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Polyura schreiber | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Charaxes |
Subgenus: | Polyura Billberg, 1820 |
Species | |
Many, see text |
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