Charaxes berkeleyi

Charaxes berkeleyi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Charaxes
Species:	C. berkeleyi
Binomial name
	Charaxes berkeleyi; Van Someren & Jackson, 1957
Synonyms
	Charaxes berkeleyi f. ngonga van Someren, 1969;

Charaxes berkeleyi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of montane and riverine forests.

The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera, Scutia myrtina, Ochna holstii and Ochna insculpta.

Taxonomy

Charaxes berkeleyi is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles

Subspecies

Charaxes berkeleyi berkeleyi (central and southern Kenya, northern Tanzania)
Charaxes berkeleyi marci Congdon & Collins, 1998 (northern Tanzania)
Charaxes berkeleyi masaba van Someren, 1969 (Kenya: west to the area ranging from Kaptagat to the eastern slopes of Mount Elgon)

References

^ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini

Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1966 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part III. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)45-101.[1]
Van Someren, 1969 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)75-166.[2] Additional notes

External links

African Charaxes/ Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt berkeleyi species page and images
Charaxes berkleyi images at Charaxes page Consortium for the Barcode of Life subspecies and forms
African Butterfly Database Range map via search

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[funet-1] "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-2] Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini

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