Biology:Charaxes obudoensis

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Charaxes obudoensis
EV-0017 Charaxes acuminatus obudoensis (3666461346).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. obudoensis
Binomial name
Charaxes obudoensis
van Someren, 1969 [1][2]
Synonyms
  • Charaxes acuminatus obudoensis van Someren, 1969

Charaxes obudoensis, the Obudu pearl charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon.[3]

Habitat in Cameroon

The habitat consists of sub-montane and montane forests at altitudes above 1,400 meters.

Taxonomy

The species is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Charaxes acuminatus.

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. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5074076 entry




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