Charaxes catachrous
Charaxes catachrous, the silvery demon charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of wet riverine and swamp forests.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. catachrous |
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The larvae feed on Scutia myrtina.
Taxonomy
Charaxes catachrous is a member of the Charaxes etheocles species group.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Charaxes catachrous. |
- "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini
- van Someren. V.G.L., 1969 Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)75-166. page 102
External images
- Charaxes catochrous images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- Images of C. catachrous Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
- African Butterfly Database Range map via search
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