Charaxes grahamei

Charaxes grahamei
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Charaxes
Species:	C. grahamei
Binomial name
Charaxes grahamei van Someren, 1969 [2] [3]
Synonyms
Charaxes grahamei f. lacteatavan Someren, 1969

Charaxes grahamei is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania, where it inhabits the eastern shores of Lake Tanganyika. ^[4] The habitat consists of lowland and sub-montane forests.

The larvae probably feed on Scutia species.

Taxonomy

Charaxes grahamei is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles. Closely related to Charaxes contrarius and Charaxes petersi .

References

1. Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Charaxes grahamei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T160275A5359598. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T160275A5359598.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Van Someren, V.G.L. 1969. Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 23: 75-166.
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.

• Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1969 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)75-166.

External links

• Charaxes grahamei images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
• Charaxes grahamei f. lacteata images at BOLD
• Charaxes grahamei blue form images at BOLD
• Images of C. grahamei Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)