Charaxes paphianus

Charaxes paphianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. paphianus
Binomial name
Charaxes paphianus
Ward, 1871[1]
Synonyms
  • Charaxes paphianus renati Rousseau-Decelle, 1938
  • Philognoma falcata Butler, 1872
  • Palla falcata f. hamulosa Weymer, 1892

Charaxes paphianus, the Falcate Red Charaxes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Sudan and Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of primary lowland evergreen forests.

The larvae feed on Acacia species, including Acacia brevispica.

Short description

Forewing with concave edge and sharp point and reddish brown yellow ground colour.The termen black-edged with a width of 2–4 mm black; two black costal marks and some black discal flecks.The cross line of the underside forewing bent. Underside paler with a cross line separating a paler inner area from a less pale outer area; almost everywhere with grey satin.

Subspecies

Taxonomy

Charaxes pleione is a member of the species group Charaxes paphianus. The supposed clade members are

Ecozone

Afrotropical ecozone

References

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  1. ↑ Charaxes, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini


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