Charaxes fionae
Charaxes fionae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Charaxes |
Species: | C. fionae
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Binomial name | |
Charaxes fionae |
Charaxes fionae is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in central, southern and eastern Zambia, Malawi and western Tanzania.[4]
Description[]
The male differs from that of Charaxes phaeus in the darker underside, smaller greenish spots on the upperside, and narrower pale wing margins.[5]
Biology[]
The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.
The larvae feed on , and .
References[]
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- ^ Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Charaxes fionae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T160900A5382688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T160900A5382688.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Henning, S.F. (1977) Description and biology of a new species of Charaxes Ochsenheimer from central Africa (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Annals of the Transvaal Museum 30 (20):231-238.
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
- ^ Kielland , J. 1990 Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363.
External links[]
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Butterflies described in 1977
- Charaxes
- Charaxinae stubs