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Charaxes mafuga

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Charaxes mafuga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. mafuga
Binomial name
Charaxes mafuga
Synonyms
  • Charaxes mafuga f. vetuloides Mollet, 1975

Charaxes mafuga is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in south-western Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests.

The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera.

Taxonomy

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

References

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

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