Charaxes chepalunga
| Charaxes chepalunga | |
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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. chepalunga
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| Charaxes chepalunga | |
Charaxes chepalunga is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in south- south-eastern Kenya and north-western Tanzania.[3] The habitat consists of evergreen and riverine forests.
The larvae feed on Scutia myrtina.
Taxonomy
[edit]Charaxes chepalunga is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- 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]
External links
[edit]- African Charaxes/ Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt chepalungu species page and images
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- African Butterfly Database Range map via search
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