Charaxes mccleeryi
Charaxes mccleeryi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of lowland to montane forests at altitudes from 600 to 2,150 meters.
Charaxes mccleeryi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Charaxes |
Species: | C. mccleeryi |
Binomial name | |
Charaxes mccleeryi van Someren, 1972[1] | |
Adult males are attracted to fermented bananas.
The larvae feed on Albizia species.
Taxonomy
Charaxes mccleeryi is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles.
Subspecies
- Charaxes mccleeryi mccleeryi (north-eastern Tanzania)
- Charaxes mccleeryi iringae Kielland, 1990 (Tanzania: central to the Iringa District)
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References
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- "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
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