Charaxes plantroui

Charaxes plantroui
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. plantroui
Binomial name
Charaxes plantroui
Minig, 1975[1]
Synonyms
  • Charaxes plantroui f. simonae Minig, 1975

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.

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