Charaxes chepalunga
Charaxes chepalunga is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in south- south-eastern Kenya and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of evergreen and riverine forests.
| Charaxes chepalunga | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. chepalunga |
| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes chepalunga van Someren, 1969[1] | |
The larvae feed on Scutia myrtina.
Taxonomy
Charaxes chepalunga is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles
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References
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Wikispecies has information related to Charaxes chepalunga |
- "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
External links
- African Charaxes/ Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt chepalungu species page and images
- Images at Bold
- African Butterfly Database Range map via search
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