Biology:Charaxes mafuga

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Charaxes mafuga
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. mafuga
Binomial name
Charaxes mafuga
van Someren, 1969 [1][2]
Synonyms
  • Charaxes mafuga f. vetuloides Mollet, 1975
  • Charaxes mafuga f. incongrua Turlin, 2011
  • Charaxes mafuga f. venusta Turlin, 2011

Charaxes mafuga is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in south-western Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.[3] The habitat consists of montane forests.

The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera.

Taxonomy

Charaxes mafuga is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles

References

  1. Van Someren, V.G.L. 1969. Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 23: 75-166.
  2. "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_charaxini.doc. 
  • Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1969 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)75-166.[1]

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5074058 entry