Charaxes berkeleyi
Charaxes berkeleyi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of montane and riverine forests.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. berkeleyi |
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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
- Charaxes berkeleyi berkeleyi (central and southern Kenya, northern Tanzania)
- Charaxes berkeleyi marci Congdon & Collins, 1998 (northern Tanzania)
- Charaxes berkeleyi masaba van Someren, 1969 (Kenya: west to the area ranging from Kaptagat to the eastern slopes of Mount Elgon)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Charaxes berkeleyi. |
- "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
- Victor Gurney Logan Van Someren, 1966 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part III. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)45-101.
- Van Someren, 1969 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)75-166. Additional notes
External links
- African Charaxes/ Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt berkeleyi species page and images
- Charaxes berkleyi images at Charaxes page Consortium for the Barcode of Life subspecies and forms
- African Butterfly Database Range map via search
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