Charaxes gallagheri
| Charaxes gallagheri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. gallagheri |
| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes gallagheri van Son, 1962[1] | |
Charaxes gallagheri, Gallagher’s Charaxes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in central and eastern Zimbabwe and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of granite-boulder hills, in savanna.
There are two generations per year with adults on wing from November to December and again from late February to April.
The larvae feed on Diospyros natalensis.
Taxonomy
Charaxes gallagheri is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles
References
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- ↑ Charaxes, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
- Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1966 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part III. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 45-101.
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