Charaxes pythodoris

Charaxes pythodoris
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. pythodoris
Binomial name
Charaxes pythodoris
Hewitson, 1873[1]
Synonyms
  • Charaxes nesaea Grose-Smith, 1889
  • Charaxes pythodoris f. pallida Carpenter, 1934
  • Charaxes pythodoris f. geraldi Stoneham, 1964

Charaxes pythodoris, the Powder-blue Charaxes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of drier forests, riparian forests, heavy savanna and light arid savanna.

The larvae feed on Craibia brownii, Craibia laurentii, Craibia brevicaudata and Craibia affinis.

Taxonomy

Charaxes tiridates group

the supposed clade members are

For a full list see Eric Vingerhoedt, 2013 [3]

Subspecies

References

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