Charaxes blanda
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. blanda |
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| Charaxes blanda Rothschild, 1897[1] | |
Charaxes blanda is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of coastal forests.
The larvae feed on Dalbergia species and Brachystegia spiciformis.
Description
A full description is given by Rothschild, W. And Jordan, K., 1900 Novitates Zoologicae Volume 7:287-524. page 471-472 (for terms see Novitates Zoologicae Volume 5:545-601 )
Subspecies
- Charaxes blanda blanda (south-eastern Tanzania)
- Charaxes blanda kenyae Poulton, 1926 (Kenya: coast north of Mombasa)
Taxonomy
Charaxes blanda is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles
Ecozone
References
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- ↑ Charaxes, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
- Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1970 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part VI. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)197-250.
External links
- Charaxes blandae images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- African Butterfly Database Range map via search
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