Charaxes variata
Appearance
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Charaxes variata - Chiwoma, North-Western Province, Zambia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Charaxes |
Species: | C. variata
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Binomial name | |
Charaxes variata van Someren, 1969[1]
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Charaxes variata is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in central, southern and north-western and western Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of Cryptosepalum forests.
The larvae feed on Cryptosepalum exfoliatum pseudotaxus, Brachystegia spiciformis, Brachystegia taxifolia and Dicrostachys cinerea.
Description
A full description is provided by Van Someren, V. G. L., 1969 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 75-166.[3]
Taxonomy
Charaxes variata is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles.
Described as a subspecies of Charaxes viola[3] but ranked as a full species by Williams (2006).[4]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Charaxes variata.
- ^ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
- ^ van Someren,V. G. L., 1969 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 75-166.[1]
- ^ Williams, M.C. 2006. Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region (Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea)[2] Archived 2013-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Images at Bold Charaxes variata
- Bold images Charaxes variata f. caerulescens
- Bold images Charaxes variata f. tricolor