Charaxes margaretae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. margaretae
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| Charaxes margaretae | |
Charaxes margaretae is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Malawi, south-western Tanzania and possibly eastern Zambia.[3]
The habitat consists of montane forests.
The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera, Agelaea heterophylla and Dalbergia lactea.
Taxonomy
[edit]Virtually indistinguishable from Charaxes congdoni in the adult facies but the genitalia differ.
References
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- ^ Rydon, A.H.B. 1980. In D’Abrera, 1980. Butterflies of the Afrotropical region 396 (593 pp.). Melbourne.
- ^ "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
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