Charaxes pseudophaeus

Charaxes pseudophaeus, the false dusky charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of evergreen forests and the fringes of Brachystegia woodland.

Charaxes pseudophaeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. pseudophaeus
Binomial name
Charaxes pseudophaeus
van Someren, 1975[1]
Synonyms
  • Charaxes manica f. pseudophaeus van Someren & Jackson, 1957

The larvae feed on Brachystegia spiciformis.

Taxonomy

Charaxes pseudophaeus is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles.

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