Charaxes catachrous

Charaxes catachrous
Charaxes catachrous male from CAR - Dorsal and ventral views
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. catachrous
Binomial name
Charaxes catachrous
van Someren & Jackson, 1952[1]
Synonyms
  • Charaxes ephyra ab. catochrous Staudinger, 1896
  • Charaxes etheocles biinclinata van Someren, 1969

Charaxes catachrous, the Silvery Demon Charaxes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of wet riverine and swamp forests.

The larvae feed on Scutia myrtina.

Taxonomy

Charaxes catachrous is a member of the Charaxes etheocles species group.

References

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