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Charaxes obudoensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Charaxes
Species:	C. obudoensis
Binomial name
Charaxes obudoensis van Someren, 1969
Synonyms
Charaxes acuminatus obudoensis van Someren, 1969

Charaxes obudoensis, the Obudu pearl charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon.

The habitat consists of sub-montane and montane forests at altitudes above 1,400 meters.

Taxonomy

The species is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Charaxes acuminatus.

References

1. Van Someren, V.G.L. 1969. Revisional notes on African Charaxes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Part V. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 23: 75-166.
2. "Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
3. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File H - Charaxinae - Tribe Charaxini". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2012-05-22.

External links

• Charaxes obudoensis images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life

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