Biology:Charaxes martini
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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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. martini
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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
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- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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
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