''Charaxes velox'' is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on

Socotra Socotra or Soqotra (; ar, سُقُطْرَىٰ ; so, Suqadara) is an island of the Republic of Yemen in the Indian Ocean, under the ''de facto'' control of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, a secessionist participant in Yemen’s ...

, an island in the Arabian Sea.Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
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Description

A full description is given by

Walter Rothschild Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politician, zoologist and soldier, who was a member of the Rothschild family. As a Zionist leader, he was present ...

and Karl Jordan, 1900 ''Novitates Zoologicae'' volume 7:287-524

page 368 for terms see volume 5:545-60

Taxonomy

The species is sometimes treated as a subspecies of ''

Charaxes candiope ''Charaxes candiope'', the green-veined emperor or green-veined charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is common in sub-Saharan Africa. Biology The habitat is forest and savanna excluding arid savanna. It also occurs in garden ...

''. ''

'' group. The group members are: *''

'' *'' Charaxes antamboulou'' - like next *''

Charaxes cowani ''Charaxes cowani'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Madagascar. The habitat consists of montane forests at altitudes above 1,000 meters. Full description A full description is given by Walter Rothschild and Kar ...

'' - like last *''Charaxes velox'' *''

Charaxes thomasius ''Charaxes thomasius'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on the island of São Tomé. Description The basal area of the upperside forewing and a smaller basal area of the hindwing is light yellow. The rest is dark chestnut ...

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Taxa named by William Robert Ogilvie-Grant Butterflies described in 1899

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Endemic fauna of Socotra {{Charaxinae-stub