Charaxes berkeleyi

Charaxes berkeleyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species: C. berkeleyi
Binomial name
Charaxes berkeleyi
van Someren & Jackson, 1957[1]
Synonyms
  • Charaxes berkeleyi f. ngonga van Someren, 1969

Charaxes berkeleyi is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of montane and riverine forests.

The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera, Scutia myrtina, Ochna holstii and Ochna insculpta.

Taxonomy

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

Subspecies

References

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