Charaxes kirki
| Charaxes kirki | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. kirki |
| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes kirki Butler, 1881[1] | |
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Charaxes kirki is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of savanna and dry forests.
The larvae feed on Acacia mellifera, Albizia adianthifolia, Albizia coriaria, Albizia schimperiana, Entada abyssinica, Entada leptostachys, Entada africana, Entada phaseoloides, Tamarindus indicus, Acacia caffra, Albizia sassa, Albizia gummifera and Entada gigas.
Taxonomy
Charaxes kirki is a member of the Charaxes etheocles species group.
Subspecies
- Charaxes kirki kirki (central and eastern Kenya, central, northern and eastern Tanzania, Pemba Island)
- Charaxes kirki daria Rothschild, 1903 (Ethiopia: east of the Rift Valley)
- Charaxes kirki suk Carpenter & Jackson, 1950 (Uganda: central and north to the area west of Lake Rudolf)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Charaxes kirki |
- ↑ Charaxes, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
External links
- Images of C. kirki daria Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
- Images of C. kirki suk (Albertine Rift Project)
- Charaxes kirki images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- Charaxes kirki kirki images at BOLD
- Charaxes kirki daria images at BOLD