Charaxes obudoensis

Charaxes obudoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. obudoensis
Binomial name
Charaxes obudoensis
van Someren, 1969[1]
Synonyms
  • Charaxes acuminatus obudoensis van Someren, 1969

Charaxes obudoensis, the Obudu Pearl Charaxes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of sub-montane and montane forests at altitudes above 1,400 meters.

Taxonomy

The species is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Charaxes acuminatus.

References

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