Biology:Charaxes margaretae
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Charaxes margaretae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. margaretae
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| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes margaretae | |
Charaxes margaretae is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Malawi, south-western Tanzania and possibly eastern Zambia.[3]
The habitat consists of montane forests.
The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera, Agelaea heterophylla and Dalbergia lactea.
Taxonomy
Virtually indistinguishable from Charaxes congdoni in the adult facies but the genitalia differ.
References
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- ↑ Rydon, A.H.B. 1980. In D’Abrera, 1980. Butterflies of the Afrotropical region 396 (593 pp.). Melbourne.
- ↑ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/nymphalidae_charaxini.doc.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13577688 entry
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