Charaxes plantroui | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Subfamily: | Charaxinae |
Tribe: | Charaxini |
Genus: | Charaxes |
Species: | C. plantroui |
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Charaxes plantroui | |
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Charaxes plantroui, the pink-washed demon charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Guinea, Sierra Leone, northern and central Ivory Coast, Ghana and Nigeria. [3] The habitat consists of drier forests and dense Guinea savanna. It is locally common in its habitat. [4]
The larvae feed on Albizia zygia , Albizia adianthifolia , Afzelia africana , Griffonia simplicifolia , Andira inermis and Dalbergia saxatilis .
Charaxes plantroui is found in several West African countries. Its preferred habitat consists of tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, particularly areas with dense canopy cover.