Charaxes chintechi

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Charaxes chintechi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. chintechi
Binomial name
Charaxes chintechi
van Someren, 1975[1]
Synonyms
  • Charaxes etheocles etheocles f. cytila Rothschild, 1900
  • Charaxes manica f. chintechi van Someren and Jackson, 1952
  • Charaxes manica f. protomanica van Someren, 1966
  • Charaxes protomanica van Someren, 1975
  • Charaxes pseudomanica Minig, 1976
  • Charaxes chintechi Minig, 1976
  • Charaxes chintechi f. oriens Rydon, 1990 in Kielland, 1990
  • Charaxes chintechi f. ochrepicta Rydon, 1990 in Kielland, 1990

Charaxes chintechi is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in south-western Tanzania, eastern Zambia, northern Malawi and Mozambique.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.

The larvae feed on Brachystegia spiciformis and Dalbergia lactea.

Taxonomy

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

References

  • van Someren. V.G.L., 1975 Revisional notes on African Charaxes, Palla and Euxanthe (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part X. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Entomology) 32 (3):65-136.

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