Charaxes macclounii
| Charaxes macclounii | |
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| Figure 1 Charaxes macclounii' Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. macclounii |
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| Charaxes macclounii Butler, 1895[1] | |
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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.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Charaxes macclounii |
- ↑ Charaxes, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
External links
- Charaxes macclounii images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- Images of C. macclouni Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
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