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Charaxes aubyni



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Charaxes aubyni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Nymphalidae
Genus:Charaxes
Species:C. aubyni
Binomial name
Charaxes aubyni
van Someren & Jackson, 1952[1]
Synonyms


  • Charaxes etheocles f. aubyni Poulton, 1926

  • Charaxes aubyni ecketti f. ochreotincta van Someren and Jackson, 1957




Charaxes aubyni is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of montane and semi-montane forests.

The larvae feed on Albizia gummiferaAlbizia adianthifolia and Albizai schimperana.

[edit]Subspecies



  • Charaxes aubyni aubyni (south-eastern Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania)

  • Charaxes aubyni australis van Someren & Jackson, 1957 (Malawi, southern and south-central Tanzania, Zambia)

  • Charaxes aubyni ecketti van Someren & Jackson, 1957 (central and south-western Kenya)


[edit]References









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  1. ^ Charaxes, Site of Markku Savela

  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini










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