Charaxes mafuga

Charaxes mafuga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. mafuga
Binomial name
Charaxes mafuga
van Someren, 1969[1]
Synonyms
  • Charaxes mafuga f. vetuloides Mollet, 1975

Charaxes mafuga is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in south-western Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests.

The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera.

Taxonomy

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

References

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