Jump to content

Charaxes fionae

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Charaxes fionae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. fionae
Binomial name
Charaxes fionae
Henning, 1977[2][3]

Charaxes fionae is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in central, southern and eastern Zambia, Malawi and western Tanzania.[4]

Description

[edit]

The male differs from that of Charaxes phaeus in the darker underside, smaller greenish spots on the upperside, and narrower pale wing margins.[5]

Biology

[edit]

The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.

The larvae feed on Acacia amythethophylla, Dalbergia boehmii and Entada abyssinica.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Charaxes fionae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T160900A5382688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T160900A5382688.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ Henning, S.F. (1977) Description and biology of a new species of Charaxes Ochsenheimer from central Africa (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Annals of the Transvaal Museum 30 (20):231-238.
  4. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  5. ^ Kielland , J. 1990 Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363.
[edit]