Charaxes kirki

Charaxes kirki
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Charaxes
Species:	C. kirki
Binomial name
Charaxes kirki Butler, 1881[1]
Synonyms
Charaxes etheocles f. rogersi Poulton, 1919 Charaxes etheocles etheocles f. albifascia Poulton, 1926 Charaxes etheocles etheocles f. handari Poulton, 1926 Charaxes etheocles suk Carpenter & Jackson, 1950 Charaxes etheocles f. kirkoides Carpenter and Jackson, 1950 Charaxes etheocles f. intermedia Carpenter and Jackson, 1950 Charaxes etheocles f. achaemenesopsis Carpenter and Jackson, 1950

Charaxes kirki is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.^[2] The habitat consists of savanna and dry forests.

The larvae feed on Acacia mellifera, Albizia adianthifolia, Albizia coriaria, Albizia schimperiana, Entada abyssinica, Entada leptostachys, Entada africana, Entada phaseoloides, Tamarindus indica, Acacia caffra, Albizia sassa, Albizia gummifera and Entada gigas.

Taxonomy

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

Subspecies

• Charaxes kirki kirki (central and eastern Kenya, central, northern and eastern Tanzania, Pemba Island)
• Charaxes kirki daria Rothschild, 1903 (Ethiopia: east of the Rift Valley)
• Charaxes kirki suk Carpenter & Jackson, 1950 (Uganda: central and north to the area west of Lake Rudolf)

References

1. Charaxes, Site of Markku Savela
2. Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini

External links

• Images of C. kirki daria Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
• Images of C. kirki suk (Albertine Rift Project)
• Charaxes kirki images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
• Charaxes kirki kirki images at BOLD
• Charaxes kirki daria images at BOLD