Charaxes contrarius

Charaxes contrarius is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found along the coasts of Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests, heavy coastal woodland and riverine vegetation at altitudes of near sea-level up to 700 meters.

Charaxes contrarius
Charaxes contrarius female form conjugens - Kibwezi, Makueni County, Kenya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. contrarius
Binomial name
Charaxes contrarius
van Someren, 1969[1]
Synonyms
  • Charaxes etheocles var. contrarius Weymer, 1907
  • Charaxes etheocles f. subargentea van Someren and Rogers, 1932
  • Charaxes contrarius f. conjugens van Someren, 1969
  • Charaxes contrarius tenebrosus Kielland, 1990

The larvae feed on Albizia species.

Subspecies

  • C. c. contrarius - Coastal and Eastern parts of Kenya and Tanzania.
  • C. c. lukosi Rydon, Congdon & Collins, 2007 - Inland at Kitonga Gorge, Lukosi R., in Udzungwa Mts., Tanzania

Taxonomy

Charaxes contrarius is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles

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References

  • Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1969 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)75-166.


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