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Charaxes usambarae

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Charaxes usambarae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. usambarae
Binomial name
Charaxes usambarae
Synonyms
  • Charaxes pembanus usambarae van Someren & Jackson, 1952
  • Charaxes usambarae f. mariae Mollet, 1974
  • Charaxes usambarae f. collinsi van Someren, 1975
  • Charaxes usambarae maridadi f. pseudorosae Collins, 1987
  • Charaxes usambarae maridadi f. bella Collins, 1987

Charaxes usambarae is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of lowland, sub-montane and montane forests.

The larvae feed on Albizia - A. zimmermannii and A. gummifera.

Subspecies

  • Charaxes usambarae usambarae (north-eastern Tanzania)
  • Charaxes usambarae maridadi Collins, 1987 (north-eastern Tanzania)

Taxonomy

Charaxes usambarae is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles. It was first described as a subspecies of Charaxes pembanus.

References

  • 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] page 73 Plate 9 Figures 65 and 66, 69 and 70