Charaxes lemosi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. lemosi
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| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes lemosi | |
Charaxes lemosi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.[2] The species was described by James John Joicey and George Talbot in 1927.[3] It is found on the island of Príncipe.[1][4] The habitat consists of forests.
Description[]
The wingspan of the male is 75 mm while the female is 90 mm. Its diet consists mostly of fermented fruits.[citation needed]
Taxonomy[]
The species has been treated as a subspecies of Charaxes lucretius by some authorities eg Gabriel (1932) and van Someren (1957).
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Charaxes lemosi Joicey & Talbot, 1927. Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 21 January 2019.
- ^ Four new butterflies from the island of St. Principe. Joicey, J.J. & Talbot, G. Entomologist (1927) 60: 12-16
- ^ Mark C. Williams (2008). "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Retrieved 2019-01-21.[dead link]
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Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1927
- Charaxes
- Endemic fauna of Príncipe
- Butterflies of Africa
- Taxa named by James John Joicey
- Taxa named by George Talbot (entomologist)
- Charaxinae stubs