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Charaxes pythodoris
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Scientific classification
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C. pythodoris
Binomial name
Charaxes pythodoris
Synonyms
  • Charaxes nesaea Grose-Smith, 1889
  • Charaxes pythodoris f. pallida Carpenter, 1934
  • Charaxes pythodoris f. geraldi Stoneham, 1964

Charaxes pythodoris, the Powder-blue Charaxes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of drier forests, riparian forests, heavy savanna and light arid savanna.

The larvae feed on Craibia brownii, Craibia laurentii, Craibia brevicaudata and Craibia affinis.

Taxonomy

Charaxes tiridates group

the supposed clade members are

For a full list see Eric Vingerhoedt, 2013 [3]

Subspecies

  • Charaxes pythodoris pythodoris (Angola, north-western Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Ethiopia, Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
  • Charaxes pythodoris davidi Plantrou, 1973 (Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana)
  • Charaxes pythodoris knoopae Plantrou, 1982 (western Nigeria)
  • Charaxes pythodoris nesaea Grose-Smith, 1889 (coast of Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania)
  • Charaxes pythodoris occidens van Someren, 1963 (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic)
  • Charaxes pythodoris pallida van Someren, 1963 (central Tanzania)
  • Charaxes pythodoris sumbuensis Henning, 1982 (Zambia: southern Lake Tanganyika)
  • Charaxes pythodoris ventersi Henning, 1982 (Malawi: gorges and valleys down the sides of the Zomba Plateau)

References

  1. ^ Charaxes, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
  3. ^ "African Charaxes/Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt, 2013".[permanent dead link]
  • Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1963 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part I. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 195-242. [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