Charaxes saperanus
| Charaxes saperanus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. saperanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes saperanus Poulton, 1926[1] | |
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Charaxes saperanus is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found on Mayotte.[2] The habitat consists of dry forests and patches of vegetation between plantations.
The larvae feed on Allophylus species.
Taxonomy
Charaxes varanes group.
Subgenus Stonehamia (Hadrodontes)
The group members are
- Charaxes varanes
- Charaxes fulvescens very similar to varanes
- Charaxes acuminatus very pointed forewing
- Charaxes balfouri
- Charaxes analava
- Charaxes nicati
- Charaxes bertrami perhaps subspecies of varanes
- Charaxes saperanus
- Charaxes defulvata
References
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- ↑ Charaxes saperanus, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
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