Charaxes aubyni
| Charaxes aubyni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. aubyni |
| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes aubyni van Someren & Jackson, 1952[1] | |
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Charaxes aubyni is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of montane and semi-montane forests.
The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera, Albizia adianthifolia and Albizai schimperana.
Taxonomy
Charaxes aubyni is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles
Subspecies
- Charaxes aubyni aubyni (south-eastern Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania)
- Charaxes aubyni australis van Someren & Jackson, 1957 (Malawi, southern and south-central Tanzania, Zambia)
- Charaxes aubyni ecketti van Someren & Jackson, 1957 (central and south-western Kenya)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Charaxes aubyni |
- ↑ Charaxes, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
- Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1966 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part III. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)45-101.
External links
- African Charaxes/Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt
- Images of C. aubyni aubyni Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
- Images of C. aubyni ecketti Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
- Charaxes aubyni images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- Charaxes aubyni aubyni images at BOLD
- Charaxes aubyni australis images at BOLD verso
- African Butterfly Database Range map via search
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