Charaxes chepalunga

Charaxes chepalunga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. chepalunga
Binomial name
Charaxes chepalunga
van Someren, 1969[1]

Charaxes chepalunga is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in south- south-eastern Kenya and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of evergreen and riverine forests.

The larvae feed on Scutia myrtina.

Taxonomy

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

References

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