Charaxes ansorgei
Charaxes ansorgei is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of montane forest on altitudes between 2,000 and 3,000 meters. The larvae feed on Bersama abyssinica abyssinica, Bersama abyssinica englerana and Bersama paullinoides.
Montane forest in Zambia
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| Male, Fig. 2 (middle, left) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. ansorgei |
| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes ansorgei Rothschild, 1897[1] | |
Description
A full description is given by Rothschild, W. And Jordan, K., 1900 Novitates Zoologicae Volume 7:287-524. page 428-429 (for terms see Novitates Zoologicae Volume 5:545-601 )
Subspecies
- C. a. ansorgei (Uganda: slopes of Mount Elgon, Kenya: highlands west of the Rift Valley)
- C. a. jacksoni Poulton, 1933 (Kenya: highlands east of the Rift Valley)
- C. a. kilimanjarica van Someren, 1967 (Tanzania: Kilimanjaro)
- C. a. kinyeti Plantrou, 1989 (Sudan (south to Imatong, Kinyeti and Didinga Mountains)
- C. a. kungwensis van Someren, 1967 (Tanzania: eastern shores of Lake Tanganyika)
- C. a. levicki Poulton, 1933 (southern highlands of Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia)
- C. a. loita Plantrou, 1982 (southern Kenya, northern Tanzania)
- C. a. ruandana Talbot, 1932 (south-western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo)
- C. a. rydoni van Someren, 1967 (north-eastern Tanzania)
- C. a. simoni Turlin, 1987 (north-eastern Tanzania)
- C. a. ufipa Kielland, 1978 (western Tanzania)
Taxonomy
The members of the Charaxes jasius group are:
- Charaxes jasius
- Charaxes pelias – smaller than jasius
- Charaxes hansali
- Charaxes castor
- Charaxes brutus – dark with white bands
- Charaxes andara – Madagascar
- Charaxes ansorgei
- Charaxes phoebus
- Charaxes pollux
- Charaxes druceanus
- Charaxes phraortes – Madagascar, close to next
- Charaxes andranodorus – close to last
- Charaxes eudoxus
- Charaxes richelmanni
See also
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charaxes ansorgei. |
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Wikispecies has information related to Charaxes ansorgei. |
- Charaxes, Site of Markku Savela
- Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
External links
- Images of C. ansorgei ansorgei Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
- Images of C. ansorgei jacksoni Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
- Images of C. ansorgei kungwensis Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
- Images of C. ansorgei levicki Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
- Images of C. ansorgei ruandan Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
- Charaxes ansorgei images at Charaxes page Consortium for the Barcode of Life subspecies and forms
- African Butterfly Database Range map via search
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