Charaxes hildebrandti

Charaxes hildebrandti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. hildebrandti
Binomial name
Charaxes hildebrandti
(Dewitz, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
  • Nymphalis hildebrandti Dewitz, 1879
  • Charaxes hildebrandtii
  • Charaxes galba Distant, 1879
  • Charaxes talagugae Holland, 1886
  • Charaxes hidebrandti hildebrandti f. michelae Plantrou, 1980

Charaxes hildebrandti, Hildebrandt’s Charaxes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Zambia.[2] Its habitat consists of lowland evergreen forests.

The larvae feed on Dyboscia species.

Subspecies

Taxonomy

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

Ecozone

Afrotropical ecozone

References

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