Biology:Charaxes diversiforma

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Charaxes diversiforma
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. diversiforma
Binomial name
Charaxes diversiforma
van Someren & Jackson, 1957[1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Charaxes viola diversiforma van Someren & Jackson, 1957
  • Charaxes viola diversiforma f. albimacula van Someren and Jackson, 1957
  • Charaxes viola diversiforma f. ochremaculata van Someren and Jackson, 1957
  • Charaxes viola diversiforma f. caerulescens van Someren and Jackson, 1957
  • Charaxes viola diversiforma f. cupropurpurea van Someren and Jackson, 1957
  • Charaxes viola diversiforma f. purpurea van Someren and Jackson, 1957
  • Charaxes viola diversiforma f. viridicaerulea van Someren and Jackson, 1957
  • Charaxes viola diversiforma f. albocaerulea van Someren and Jackson, 1957

Charaxes diversiforma is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Lomami, Lualaba, Shaba) and north-western Zambia.[3] The habitat consists of tropical evergreen forests.

The larvae feed on Acacia amythethophylla and Amblygonocarpus andongensis.

Taxonomy

Charaxes diversiforma is a member of the Charaxes etheocles species group.

References

  1. ↑ Van Someren , V.G.L. & Jackson, T.H.E. 1957. The Charaxes etheocles-ethalion complex (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Supplement No. 1. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 23: 41-58.
  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. 
  • Van Someren, V.G.L, 1969 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)75-166.[1] page 141 plate 18 figures 157-172

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5074005 entry




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