Charaxes contrarius
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Charaxes etheocles var. contrarius Figure 2 | |
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Charaxes contrarius van Someren, 1969[1]
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Charaxes contrarius is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found along the coasts of Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests, heavy coastal woodland and riverine vegetation at altitudes of near sea-level up to 700 meters.
The larvae feed on Albizia species.
Taxonomy
Charaxes contrarius is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charaxes contrarius.
Wikispecies has information related to Charaxes contrarius.
- ^ Charaxes, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
- 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
- African Charaxes/Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt[permanent dead link] taxonomy, images
- Charaxes contrarius images at Charaxes page Consortium for the Barcode of Life subspecies and forms
- Images of C. contrarius Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
- African Butterfly Database Range map via search