Charaxes cacuthis
| Charaxes cacuthis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. cacuthis |
| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes cacuthis Hewitson, 1863[1] | |
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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
Charaxes cacuthis is a member of the species group Charaxes etesipe
The clade members are
- Charaxes etesipe Nominate
- Charaxes penricei
- Charaxes achaemenes
- Charaxes paradoxa
- Charaxes cacuthis
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Charaxes cacuthis |
- ↑ 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
- Charaxes cacuthis images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- African Butterfly Database Range map via search
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