Charaxes opinatus
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| Species: | C. opinatus
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Charaxes opinatus is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (Kivu).[2] The habitat consists of montane forests.
The larvae feed on Caesalpinia species.
Taxonomy
Charaxes opinatus is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles
Ecozone
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charaxes opinatus.
Wikispecies has information related to Charaxes opinatus.
- ^ Charaxes, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
- Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1970 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part VI. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)197-250.[1]
External links
- Images of C.opinatus Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
- Charaxes opinatus images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
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