Charaxes nyikensis

Charaxes nyikensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Nymphalidae
Genus:Charaxes
Species: C. nyikensis
Binomial name
Charaxes nyikensis
Synonyms
  • Charaxes alpinus nyikensis van Someren, 1975

Charaxes nyikensis, the montane charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Malawi and eastern Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests, riverine forests, scrub forests and Brachystegia woodland.

The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera and Dalbergia lactea.

Taxonomy

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

References

  • Van Someren, V.G. L., 1966 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part III. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)45-101. 85
  • Van Someren, V.G. L., 1975 Revisional notes on African Charaxes, Palla and Euxanthe (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part X. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Entomology) 32 (3):65-136. Status revised to full species.
  1. ↑ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini


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