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Charaxes gallagheri

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Charaxes gallagheri
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C. gallagheri
Binomial name
Charaxes gallagheri
van Son, 1962[1]

Charaxes gallagheri, Gallagher’s Charaxes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in central and eastern Zimbabwe and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of granite-boulder hills, in savanna.

There are two generations per year with adults on wing from November to December and again from late February to April.

The larvae feed on Diospyros natalensis.

Taxonomy

Charaxes gallagheri is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles

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]