Charaxes fionae
Charaxes fionae is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in central, southern and eastern Zambia, Malawi and western Tanzania.[4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. fionae |
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| Charaxes fionae | |
Description
The male differs from that of Charaxes phaeus in the darker underside, smaller greenish spots on the upperside, and narrower pale wing margins.[5]
Biology
The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.
The larvae feed on Acacia amythethophylla, Dalbergia boehmii and Entada abyssinica.
References
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- Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Charaxes fionae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T160900A5382688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T160900A5382688.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Henning, S.F. (1977) Description and biology of a new species of Charaxes Ochsenheimer from central Africa (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Annals of the Transvaal Museum 30 (20):231-238.
- Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
- Kielland , J. 1990 Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363.
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