Charaxes chunguensis is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania.[3] The habitat consists of montane forests at altitudes from 1,700 to 2,200 meters.

Charaxes chunguensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Charaxes
Species:
C. chunguensis
Binomial name
Charaxes chunguensis
White & Grant, 1986 [1][2]

The larvae possibly feed on Albizia species.

Taxonomy

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It is considered a good species but very close to Charaxes mccleeryi.[4]

References

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  1. ^ White, R.S., & Grant, T.A. 1986. A new species of Charaxes from Tanzania (Lepidoptera:Nymphalidae, Charaxinae). Lambillionea 86 (11-12): 133-136
  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 2012-05-24.
  4. ^ "African Charaxes/ Charaxes Africains Eric Vingerhoedt". Archived from the original on 2013-06-28.
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