Charaxes opinatus

Charaxes opinatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. opinatus
Binomial name
Charaxes opinatus
Heron, 1909[1]
Synonyms
  • Charaxes opinatus f. xanthia Turlin, 1998

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

The larvae feed on Caesalpinia species.

Taxonomy

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

Ecozone

Afrotropical ecozone

References

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