Charaxes gerdae

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Charaxes gerdae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. gerdae
Binomial name
Charaxes gerdae
Rydon, 1989 . [1] [2]

Charaxes gerdae is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga). [3] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland (Miombo) at altitudes from 900 to 1,400 meters.

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References

  1. Rydon, A.H.B. 1989 A new species of black Charaxes from western Tanzania (Lep. Nymphalidae). Lambillionea 89 (9-12): 121-124.
  2. "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2012-05-24.