Charaxes opinatus
| Charaxes opinatus | |
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| 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 | |
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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
References
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- ↑ Charaxes, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
- Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1970 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part VI. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)197-250.
External links
- Images of C.opinatus Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
- Charaxes opinatus images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
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