Charaxes diversiforma

Charaxes diversiforma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. diversiforma
Binomial name
Charaxes diversiforma
van Someren & Jackson, 1957[1]
Synonyms
  • Charaxes viola diversiforma van Someren & Jackson, 1957
  • Charaxes viola diversiforma f. albimacula van Someren and Jackson, 1957
  • Charaxes viola diversiforma f. ochremaculata van Someren and Jackson, 1957
  • Charaxes viola diversiforma f. caerulescens van Someren and Jackson, 1957
  • Charaxes viola diversiforma f. cupropurpurea van Someren and Jackson, 1957
  • Charaxes viola diversiforma f. purpurea van Someren and Jackson, 1957
  • Charaxes viola diversiforma f. viridicaerulea van Someren and Jackson, 1957
  • Charaxes viola diversiforma f. albocaerulea van Someren and Jackson, 1957

Charaxes diversiforma is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Lomami, Lualaba, Shaba) and north-western Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of evergreen forests.

The larvae feed on Acacia amythethophylla and Amblygonocarpus andongensis.

Taxonomy

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

References

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