Charaxes affinis
Charaxes affinis is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1866. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. affinis |
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Subspecies
- Charaxes affinis affinis (Sulawesi, Togian)
- Charaxes affinis butongensis Tsukada, 1991 (Buton, Kabaena)
- Charaxes affinis spadix Tsukada, 1991 (Banggai)
Biology
The larva on feeds on Manihot species and Persea americana.
References
- Butler, A.G. "Monograph of the species of Charaxes, a genus of diurnal Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865:622–639 (1866)
- Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
External links
- Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Data related to Charaxes affinis at Wikispecies
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