Charaxes macclounii
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. macclounii
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Charaxes macclounii, the wild-bamboo charaxes or red coast charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found along the coast of Kenya, as well as in Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, north-eastern Angola, Burundi, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and eastern and northern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of dense savanna and open forests.
The larvae feed on Oxytenanthera abyssinica, Oreobambos buchwaldii, Bambusa vulgaris, Yushania alpina and Arundinaria species. Young larvae spin a cushion of silk. They are green and reach a length of 45–50 mm when fully grown.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charaxes macclouni.
Wikispecies has information related to Charaxes macclounii.
- ^ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
External links
- Charaxes macclounii images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- Images of C. macclouni Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
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