Charaxes monteiri
Charaxes monteiri | |
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Male and female | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Charaxes |
Species: | C. monteiri
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Binomial name | |
Charaxes monteiri Staudinger, 1885[1]
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Charaxes monteiri is a rare tropical butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, belonging to the Charaxinae subfamily or leafwing butterflies.[2] It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1885.
Description
Charaxes monteiri presents an important sexual dimorphism, as do most species of the genus Charaxes. The wingspan is about 90 millimetres (3.5 in) in the males and about 100 millimetres (3.9 in) in the females. Adults mainly feed on rotting fruits. The male has a black-brown and blue wing, while the female has a brown wing with a wide white stripes on each side and a smaller one on top.
Distribution and habitat
This species is endemic to the island of São Tomé in the archipelago of São Tomé and Principe (Gulf of Guinea).[3] It can be found in the mountain peaks of volcanic origin.
Taxonomy
It is considered part of the Charaxes tiridates group.[4]
References
- ^ Mark C. Williams (2008). "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Retrieved 2019-01-21.[dead link]
- ^ Biolib
- ^ "Charaxes monteiri Staudinger, 1885" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "African Charaxes/Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt, 2013". Archived from the original on 2013-06-27.
Further reading
- Henning (S.), 1989 - The Charaxinae Butterflies of Africa, pp. 1–457 [1]
- Turlin (B.), 2005-2007 - Butterflies of the World. Parts 22, 25, 28, 32, Charaxes 1-4 [2]
- Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1971 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part VII. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 181-226.[3]
- Zipcodezoo
External links
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- Thais
- Golden Map
- Charaxes montieri images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- [4] Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien