Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   JOINTED LEGGED ANIMALS   (ARTHROPODA)
Class   INSECTS   (INSECTA)
Order   BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS   (LEPIDOPTERA)
Family   BUTTERFLIES - BRUSH FOOTED   (NYMPHALIDAE)
Subfamily   BUTTERFLIES - CHARAXES INDO-AUSTRALIA   (CHARAXES - INDO-AUSTRALIAN)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: CHARAXES AFFINIS
Common name:
Scientific name: CHARAXES AMYCUS
Common name:
Scientific name: CHARAXES ANTONIUS
Common name:
Scientific name: CHARAXES ARISTOGITON
Common name:
Scientific name: CHARAXES DURNFORDI
Common name:
Scientific name: CHARAXES ELWESI
Common name:
Scientific name: CHARAXES EURIALUS
Common name:
Scientific name: CHARAXES KIPES
Common name:
Scientific name: CHARAXES LATONA
Common name:
Scientific name: CHARAXES MARMAX
Common name:
Scientific name: CHARAXES MARS
Common name:
Scientific name: CHARAXES NITEBUS
Common name:
Scientific name: CHARAXES OSCELLATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: CHARAXES PLATENI
Common name:
Scientific name: CHARAXES POLYZENA CREPAX
Common name:
Scientific name: CHARAXES SETAN
Common name:
Scientific name: CHARAXES SOLON
Common name:
Scientific name: CHARAXES ZEPHYRUS
Common name:
Scientific name: POLYURA ARJA
Common name:
Scientific name: POLYURA ATHAMAS
Common name:
Scientific name: POLYURA COGNATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: POLYURA DEHAANI
Common name:
Scientific name: POLYURA DELPHIS
Common name:
Scientific name: POLYURA DOLON GRANDIS
Common name:
Scientific name: POLYURA EUDAMIPPUS
Common name:
Scientific name: POLYURA EUDAMIPPUS
Common name:
Scientific name: POLYURA EUDAMIPPUS NIGROBASALIS
Common name:
Scientific name: POLYURA GALAXIA SCIPIO
Common name:
Scientific name: POLYURA HEBE LOMBOKIANA
Common name:
Scientific name: POLYURA JALYSUS
Common name:
Scientific name: POLYURA JUPITER
Common name:
Scientific name: POLYURA NARCEUS MEGHADUTA
Common name:
Scientific name: POLYURA NEPENTHES
Common name:
Scientific name: POLYURA PYRRHUS
Common name:
Scientific name: POLYURA PYRRHUS. PYRRHUS
Common name:
Scientific name: POLYURA SCHREIBERI
Common name:
Scientific name: PROTHOE AUSTRALIS HEWITSONI
Common name:
Scientific name: PROTHOE AUSTRALIS DOHERTYI
Common name:
Scientific name: PROTHOE CALYDONIA
Common name:
Scientific name: PROTHOE CHRYSODONIA
Common name:
Scientific name: PROTHOE FRANCKI