Charaxes mccleeryi

Charaxes mccleeryi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Nymphalidae
Genus:Charaxes
Species: C. mccleeryi
Binomial name
Charaxes mccleeryi

Charaxes mccleeryi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of lowland to montane forests at altitudes from 600 to 2,150 meters.

Adult males are attracted to fermented bananas.

The larvae feed on Albizia species.

Taxonomy

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

Subspecies

  • Charaxes mccleeryi mccleeryi (north-eastern Tanzania)
  • Charaxes mccleeryi iringae Kielland, 1990 (Tanzania: central to the Iringa District)

References

  • Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1972 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part VIII. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)215-264.


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