| Charaxes mafuga | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. mafuga |
| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes mafuga | |
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Charaxes mafuga is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in south-western Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. [3] The habitat consists of montane forests.
The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera .
Charaxes mafuga is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles
Charaxes vansoni, the Van Son's emperor, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa.
Charaxes xiphares, the forest king emperor or forest king charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is native to Afromontane forest in the eastern and southern Afrotropical realm.
Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren was a zoologist and entomologist. Van Someren was born in Australia. He attended George Watson's College and studied zoology at University of Edinburgh. He was also a dentist. Van Someren moved to Kenya in 1912 and lived in Nairobi. He was in the East Africa and Uganda Natural History Society and became Honorary Secretary. In 1930 he became Curator of the Coryndon Museum. Van Someren named a number of bird and butterfly species.
Charaxes smaragdalis, the western blue charaxes, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Senegal to Somalia, from Angola to Kenya and from Sudan to Egypt.
Charaxes obudoensis, the Obudu pearl charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon.
Charaxes pythodoris, the powder-blue charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.
Charaxes penricei, the scarce savanna charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
Charaxes virilis, the blue demon charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The habitat consists of lowland evergreen forests and forest/savanna mosaic.
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. The habitat consists of wet riverine and swamp forests.
Charaxes petersi, the Peters' demon charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana. The habitat consists of primary lowland evergreen forests. It is a scarce species of Charaxes.
Charaxes grahamei is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania, where it inhabits the eastern shores of Lake Tanganyika. The habitat consists of lowland and sub-montane forests.
Charaxes nyikensis, the montane charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Malawi and eastern Zambia.
Charaxes baileyi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, west of the Rift Valley. The habitat consists of riparian forests and bush
Charaxes chepalunga is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in south- south-eastern Kenya and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of evergreen and riverine forests.
Charaxes variata is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in central, southern and north-western and western Zambia. The habitat consists of Cryptosepalum forests.
Charaxes diversiforma is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and north-western Zambia. The habitat consists of tropical evergreen forests.
Charaxes loandae is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Angola. The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland (Miombo).
Charaxes berkeleyi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.
Charaxes contrarius is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found along the coasts of Kenya and Tanzania.
Charaxes martini is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Malawi. The habitat consists of riparian forests.
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