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]

Charaxes affinis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Charaxes
Species:
C. affinis
Binomial name
Charaxes affinis
Butler, [1866][1]
Synonyms
  • Charaxes parmenion C. & R. Felder, [1867]
  • Charaxes demonax C. & R. Felder, [1867]
  • Charaxes wallacei Butler, 1872

Subspecies
  • C. a. affinis (Sulawesi, Togian)
  • C. a. butongensis Tsukada, 1991 (Buton, Kabaena)
  • C. a. spadix Tsukada, 1991 (Banggai)

Biology

The larva on feeds on Manihot species and Persea americana.

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References
  1. 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)
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9


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