Charaxes pseudophaeus

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Charaxes pseudophaeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. pseudophaeus
Binomial name
Charaxes pseudophaeus
van Someren, 1975[1]
Synonyms
  • Charaxes manica f. pseudophaeus van Someren & Jackson, 1957

Charaxes pseudophaeus, the False Dusky Charaxes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of Evergreen forests and the fringes of Brachystegia woodland.

The larvae feed on Brachystegia spiciformis.

Taxonomy

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

References


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