Charaxes berkeleyi
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Charaxes berkeleyi is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charaxes berkeleyi.
Wikispecies has information related to Charaxes berkeleyi.
- ^ Charaxes, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ 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 [permanent dead link] 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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