Charaxes macclounii

Charaxes macclounii
Figure 1 Charaxes macclounii' Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. macclounii
Binomial name
Charaxes macclounii
Butler, 1895[1]
Synonyms
  • Charaxes lasti var. flavescens Lanz, 1896

Charaxes macclounii, the Wild-bamboo Charaxes or Red Coast Charaxes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found along the coast of Kenya, as well as in Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, north-eastern Angola, Burundi, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and eastern and northern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of dense savanna and open forests.

The larvae feed on Oxytenanthera abyssinica, Oreobambos buchwaldii, Bambusa vulgaris, Sinarundinaria alpina and Arundinaria species. Young larvae spin a cushion of silk. They are green and reach a length of 45–50 mm when fully grown.

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