Charaxes blanda

Charaxes blanda
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. blanda
Binomial name
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

Taxonomy

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

Ecozone

Afrotropical ecozone

References

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