Biology:Charaxes lemosi

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Charaxes lemosi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. lemosi
Binomial name
Charaxes lemosi
Joicey & Talbot, 1927 [1][2]

Charaxes lemosi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.[3] The species was described by James John Joicey and George Talbot in 1927.[4] It is found on the island of Príncipe.[2][5] The habitat consists of forests.

Description

The wingspan of the male is 75 mm (3.0 in) while the female is 90 mm (3.5 in). Its diet consists mostly of fermented fruits.[citation needed]

Taxonomy

The species has been treated as a subspecies of Charaxes lucretius by some authorities eg Gabriel (1932) and van Someren (1957).

References

  1. Joicey, J.J., & Talbot, G. 1927. Four new butterflies from the island of St. Principe. Entomologist 60: 12-16
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Charaxes lemosi Joicey & Talbot, 1927. Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 21 January 2019.
  4. Four new butterflies from the island of St. Principe. Joicey, J.J. & Talbot, G. Entomologist (1927) 60: 12-16
  5. Mark C. Williams (2008). "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads-/nymphalidae_charaxini.doc. [|permanent dead link|dead link}}]

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2957636 entry