Charaxes montis
| Charaxes montis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. montis |
| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes montis Jackson, 1956[1] | |
Charaxes montis is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, south-western Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests.
The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera.
Taxonomy
Described as a subspecies of Charaxes dilutus, later regarded as a full species by van Someren.
Similar species
Charaxes subornatus is in the Charaxes eupale species group (clade).The clade members are
- Charaxes subornatus
- Charaxes eupale
- Charaxes dilutus
- Charaxes montis
- Charaxes minor
- Charaxes schiltzei
- Charaxes schultzei
- Charaxes virescens
Ecozone
References
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- ↑ Charaxes, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
- Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1974 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part IX. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Entomology) 29 (8):415-487.
- Bouyer, T., Zakharov, E., Rougerie, R. & Vingerhoedt, E. (2008): Les Charaxes du groupe eupale : description d’un nouveau genre, révision et approche génétique (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Charaxinae) Entomologica Africana Hors Série 3:1-32.
External links
- African Charaxes/Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt images of eupale group
- Images of C. montis Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
- Charaxes montis images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
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