Charaxes pseudophaeus
Charaxes pseudophaeus, the false dusky charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of evergreen forests and the fringes of Brachystegia woodland.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. pseudophaeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Charaxes pseudophaeus van Someren, 1975[1] | |
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The larvae feed on Brachystegia spiciformis.
Taxonomy
Charaxes pseudophaeus is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles.
References
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- "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
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