Charaxes montis

Charaxes montis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. montis
Binomial name
Charaxes montis
Jackson, 1956[1]

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

The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera.

Taxonomy

Described as a subspecies of Charaxes dilutus, later regarded as a full species by van Someren.

Similar species

Charaxes subornatus is in the Charaxes eupale species group (clade).The clade members are

Ecozone

Afrotropical

References

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