Charaxes obudoensis

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Charaxes obudoensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. obudoensis
Binomial name
Charaxes obudoensis
Synonyms
  • Charaxes acuminatus obudoensisvan Someren, 1969

Charaxes obudoensis, the Obudu pearl charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon. [3]

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Habitat in Cameroon

The habitat consists of sub-montane and montane forests at altitudes above 1,400 meters.

Taxonomy

The species is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Charaxes acuminatus .

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References

  1. 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.
  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 2012-05-22.