Charaxes lemosi

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Charaxes lemosi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. lemosi
Binomial name
Charaxes lemosi

Charaxes lemosi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.[3] The species was described by James John Joicey and George Talbot in 1927.[4] It is found on the island of Príncipe.[2][5] The habitat consists of forests.

Description[edit]

The wingspan of the male is 75 mm (3.0 in) while the female is 90 mm (3.5 in). Its diet consists mostly of fermented fruits.[citation needed]

Taxonomy[edit]

The species has been treated as a subspecies of Charaxes lucretius by some authorities eg Gabriel (1932) and van Someren (1957).

References[edit]

  1. ^ Joicey, J.J., & Talbot, G. 1927. Four new butterflies from the island of St. Principe. Entomologist 60: 12-16
  2. ^ a b "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ Charaxes lemosi Joicey & Talbot, 1927. Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 21 January 2019.
  4. ^ Four new butterflies from the island of St. Principe. Joicey, J.J. & Talbot, G. Entomologist (1927) 60: 12-16
  5. ^ Mark C. Williams (2008). "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Retrieved 2019-01-21.[dead link]

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