Charaxes plantroui
| Charaxes plantroui | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. plantroui |
| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes plantroui Minig, 1975[1] | |
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Charaxes plantroui, the Pink-washed Demon Charaxes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in eastern Guinea, Sierra Leone, northern and central Ivory Coast, Ghana and Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of drier forests and dense Guinea savanna.
The larvae feed on Albizia zygia, Albizia adianthifolia, Afzelia africana, Griffonia simplicifolia, Andira inermis and Dalbergia saxatilis.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Charaxes plantroui |
- ↑ Charaxes, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
External links
- Images of C. plantroui Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
- Charaxes plantroui images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life includes paratype
- Charaxes plantroui f. simonae images at BOLD
- Charaxes plantroui guioi images at BOLD guioi?
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