Charaxes cacuthis

Charaxes cacuthis
Figs. 12, 13
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. cacuthis
Binomial name
Charaxes cacuthis
Hewitson, 1863[1]
Synonyms
  • Charaxes antanala Lucas, 1872

Charaxes cacuthis is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found on Madagascar.[2] The habitat consists of lowland and coastal forests.

Description

A full description is given by Rothschild, W and Jordan, K. (1900). Novitates Zoologicae Volume 7:287-524. page 457-458 as subspecies of Charaxes etesipe (for terms see Novitates Zoologicae Volume 5:545-601 )

Life history

The larvae feed on Annona - Annona senegalensi.

Ecozone

Afrotropical ecozone

Charaxes cacuthis is a member of the species group Charaxes etesipe

The clade members are

References

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