Charaxes plantroui
Charaxes plantroui | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Charaxes |
Species: | C. plantroui |
Binomial name | |
Charaxes plantroui Minig, 1975[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Charaxes plantroui, the Pink-washed Demon Charaxes, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in eastern Guinea, Sierra Leone, northern and central Ivory Coast, Ghana and Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of drier forests and dense Guinea savanna.
The larvae feed on Albizia zygia, Albizia adianthifolia, Afzelia africana, Griffonia simplicifolia, Andira inermis and Dalbergia saxatilis.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charaxes plantroui. |
Wikispecies has information related to: Charaxes plantroui |
- ↑ Charaxes, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
External links
- Images of C. plantroui Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
- Charaxes plantroui images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life includes paratype
- Charaxes plantroui f. simonae images at BOLD
- Charaxes plantroui guioi images at BOLD guioi?
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