Charaxes subornatus

Charaxes subornatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. subornatus
Binomial name
Charaxes subornatus
Schultze, 1916[1]

Charaxes subornatus, the Ornate Green Charaxes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of evergreen forests.

The larvae feed on Albizia - Albizia brownei, Albizia gummifera and Albizia zygia.

Charaxes subornatus and Charaxes protoclea

Subspecies

Similar species

Charaxes subornatus is in the Charaxes eupale species group (clade). The clade members are

Ecozone

Afrotropical

References

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