Charaxes catachrous

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Charaxes catachrous
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Male from the CAR - dorsal and ventral views
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. catachrous
Binomial name
Charaxes catachrous
Synonyms
  • Charaxes ephyra ab. catochrousStaudinger, 1896
  • Charaxes etheocles biinclinatavan Someren, 1969

Charaxes catachrous, the silvery demon charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania and Zambia. [4] The habitat consists of wet riverine and swamp forests.

Contents

The larvae feed on Scutia myrtina .

Taxonomy

Charaxes catachrous is a member of the Charaxes etheocles species group. It is similar to Charaxes grahamei on the underside, but a smaller insect. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Larsen, T.B. (2020) [amended version of 2011 assessment]. "Charaxes catachrous". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T160482A176156334. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T160482A176156334.en . Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Van Someren, V.G.L. & Jackson, T.H.E. 1952. The Charaxes etheocles-ethalion complex: a tentative reclassification of the group (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 103: 257-284.
  3. ↑ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  4. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  5. ↑ Kielland, J. 1990. Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363.

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