Biology:Charaxes martini

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Charaxes martini
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. martini
Binomial name
Charaxes martini
van Someren, 1966 [1][2]

Charaxes martini is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Malawi.[3] The habitat consists of riparian forests.

The larvae feed on Diospyros natalensis natalensis.

Taxonomy

Charaxes martini is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles.

Subspecies

  • Charaxes martini martini (Malawi: Mount Mlanje)
  • Charaxes martini helenae Henning, 1982 [4](Malawi: west and north of the Zomba Plateau)

References

  1. Van Someren, V.G.L. 1966. Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera:Nymphalidae). Part III. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 18: 45-101.
  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. 
  4. Henning, S.F. 1982. Description and biology of a new subspecies of Charaxes martini van Someren from Zomba Mountain, Malawi, and a description of the early stages of Charaxes martini martini (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). Miscellanea Entomologica 49: 93-97.
  • Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1966 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part III. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 45-101.[1]
  • Van Someren, 1974 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part IX. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Entomology) 29 (8):415-487. [2] Additional notes

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5074062 entry