Charaxes zambeziensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Charaxes |
Species: | C. zambeziensis |
Binomial name | |
Charaxes zambeziensis Henning & Henning, 1994 |
Charaxes zambeziensis, the Zambezi charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Zimbabwe.
Adults are attracted to fermenting elephant dung. They have been recorded on wing in February and December.
References
- G.A. and S.F. Henning, 1994. In: Pringle, Henning & Ball . Pennington’s butterflies of southern Africa 2nd edition: 100 (800pp.). Struik-Winchester, South Africa.
- "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 2012-05-22.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Charaxes zambeziensis |
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