Charaxes monteiri

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Charaxes monteiri
Male and female of Charaxes monteiri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. monteiri
Binomial name
Charaxes monteiri
Staudinger & Schatz, 1885[1]

Charaxes monteiri is a rare tropical butterfly of the Nymphalidae family, belonging to the Charaxinae subfamily or leafwing butterflies. [2]

Description

Charaxes monteiri presents an important sexual dimorphism, as most species of the genus Charaxes. The wingspan is about 90 millimetres (3.5 in) in the males and about 100 millimetres (3.9 in) in the females. Adults mainly feed on rotting fruits.

Distribution and Habitat

This species is endemic to the island of Sao Thome in the archipelago of São Tomé and Principe (Gulf of Guinea).[3] It can be found in the mountain peaks of volcanic origin.

Taxonomy

Charaxes tiridates group

References

  • Henning (S.), 1989 - The Charaxinae Butterflies of Africa, pp. 1-457
  • Turlin (B.), 2005-2007 - Butterflies of the World. Parts 22, 25, 28, 32, Charaxes 1-4
  • Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1971 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part VII. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)181-226.
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