Charaxes grahamei
Charaxes grahamei is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania, where it inhabits the eastern shores of Lake Tanganyika.[2] The habitat consists of lowland and sub-montane forests.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. grahamei |
| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes grahamei van Someren, 1969[1] | |
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The larvae probably feed on Scutia species.
Taxonomy
Charaxes grahamei is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Charaxes grahamei. |
- "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, 1969 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)75-166.
External links
- Charaxes grahamei images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- Charaxes grahamei f. lacteata images at BOLD
- Charaxes grahamei blue form images at BOLD
- Images of C. grahamei Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
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