Charaxes diversiforma
Charaxes diversiforma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Charaxes |
Species: | C. diversiforma |
Binomial name | |
Charaxes diversiforma van Someren & Jackson, 1957[1] | |
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Charaxes diversiforma is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Lomami, Lualaba, Shaba) and north-western Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of evergreen forests.
The larvae feed on Acacia amythethophylla and Amblygonocarpus andongensis.
Taxonomy
Charaxes diversiforma is a member of the Charaxes etheocles species group.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Charaxes diversiforma |
- ↑ Charaxes, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
- Van Someren, V.G.L, 1969 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)75-166. page 141 plate 18 figures 157-172
External links
- Charaxes diversiforma images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- African Butterfly Database Range map via search
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