Charaxes berkeleyi | |
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Charaxes berkeleyi berkeleyi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Charaxes |
Species: | C. berkeleyi |
Binomial name | |
Charaxes berkeleyi | |
Synonyms | |
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Charaxes berkeleyi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. [3]
Similar, externally, to Charaxes aubyni but the genitalia are distinctive. Compared to Charaxes aubyni the male forewing has bluer marginal spots are and the underside is darker; in the female the forewing has two rows of pale yellow to ochreous spots and a white, blue-bordered median band which is narrower than in Charaxes aubyni There are two female forms: a common form with brownish underside and yellowish spots on the upperside and form ngonga which has a whitish median band on upperside and a silvery grey underside with strongly contrasted black markings. [4]
The habitat consists of montane and riverine forests.
The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera , Scutia myrtina , Ochna holstii and Ochna insculpta .
Charaxes berkeleyi is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles
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