Charaxes mafuga
| Charaxes mafuga | |
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| 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] | |
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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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- ↑ Charaxes, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
- Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1969 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)75-166.
External links
- Charaxes mafuga images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- Images of C. mafuga Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
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