| Charaxes contrarius | |
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| Charaxes contrarius female form conjugens - Kibwezi, Makueni County, Kenya | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Charaxes |
| Species: | C. contrarius |
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| Charaxes contrarius Gustav Weymer, 1907 | |
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Charaxes contrarius is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found along the coasts of Kenya and Tanzania.
The habitat consists of lowland forests, heavy coastal woodland and riverine vegetation at altitudes of near sea-level up to 700 meters.
The larvae feed on Albizia species.
Subspecies
- C. c. contrarius - Coastal and Eastern parts of Kenya and Tanzania.
- C. c. lukosi Rydon, Congdon & Collins, 2007 - Inland at Kitonga Gorge, Lukosi R., in Udzungwa Mts., Tanzania
Taxonomy
Charaxes contrarius is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles
Closely related to Charaxes etheocles, Charaxes grahamei and Charaxes petersi. The female has two main forms
References
- Weymer, G. W. 1907. Exotische Lepideptoren - Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, Iris 21:1-54, pl.1-2
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- Rydon, A.H.B., Congdon , T.C.E. & Collins, S.C. 2007. A new subspecies of Charaxes contrarius van Someren, 1969 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Charaxinae) from Tanzania.Metamorphosis 18 (4): 144-150.
- Kielland, J. 1990 . Butterflies of Tanzania. Hill House, Melbourne and London: 1-363.
- 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
- African Charaxes/Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt taxonomy, images
- Charaxes contrarius images at Charaxes page Consortium for the Barcode of Life subspecies and forms
- Images of C. contrarius Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
- African Butterfly Database Range map via search
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