Charaxes baileyi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kenya, west of the Rift Valley.[3] The habitat consists of riparian forests and bush [4]
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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. baileyi
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The larvae feed on Scutia myrtina.
Taxonomy
editCharaxes baileyi is a member of the large species group Charaxes etheocles
See also
editReferences
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Wikispecies has information related to Charaxes baileyi.
- ^ van Someren, V.G.L. 1958. A new species and a new female form of Charaxes from Kenya Colony. Novos Taxa Entomologicos (11): 12 pp
- ^ "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.
- ^ Larsen, , T.B. 1991 The Butterflies of Kenya and their Natural History. Oxford University Press, Oxford: i-xxii, 1-490
- 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.[1]
External links
edit- African Charaxes/Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt
- Images of C. baileyi Royal Museum for Central Africa (Albertine Rift Project)
- Charaxes baileyi images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- African Butterfly Database Range map via search
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